Social Policy and the Achievement Gap in Education

Bringing together research from a range of fields, Bower comprehensively examines the effects of social and environmental factors on educational achievement, and evaluates whether social policy is able to improve the experiences of children living in urban poverty in ways that will narrow the gap in schools. Going beyond studies of reform efforts largely focused on what happens inside schools, Bower pieces together research and investigates the power of broader social reforms to narrow or close the achievement gap.

Reunind cercetari dintr-o serie de domenii, Bower examineaza in mod cuprinzator efectele factorilor sociali si de mediu asupra realizarilor educationale si evalueaza daca politica sociala este capabila sa imbunatateasca experientele copiilor care traiesc in saracie urbana in moduri care vor reduce decalajul din scoli. Trecand dincolo de studiile privind eforturile de reforma axate in mare parte pe ceea ce se intampla in scoli, Bower reuneste cercetari si investigheaza puterea reformelor sociale mai largi pentru a restrange sau a reduce decalajul de realizare.