Teacher Quality: Understanding the Effectiveness of Teacher Attributes - Softcover

Rice, Jennifer King

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932066063 ISBN 13: 9781932066067

Publisher: Economic Policy Inst, 2003

Synopsis

Teacher quality is the single most important school-related factor influencing student success. In Teacher Quality: Understanding the Effects of Teacher Attributes, author Jennifer King Rice examines the body of research on the subject of teacher quality to draw conclusions about which attributes makes teachers most effective, with a focus on aspects of teacher quality that can be translated into policy recommendations and incorporated into teaching practice.

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About the Author

Jennifer King Rice is an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland and is a research associate with the Economic Policy Institute. Her research draws on the discipline of economics to explore education policy questions concerning the efficiency, equity, and adequacy of U.S. public education. She has been published in numerous journals, including Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Economics of Education Review, Educational Policy, Education Administration Quarterly, and The Journal of Education Finance as well as multiple edited volumes, including several recent yearbooks of the American Education Finance Association. She is also a co-editor of Fiscal Policy in Urban Education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Economic Policy Inst
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932066063
• ISBN 13: 9781932066067
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64