Opening book details…
Can I read Excellence and Equity in Literacy Education: The Case of New Zealand (Palgrave Studies in Excellence and Equity in Global Education) on EtoBox?
Excellence and Equity in Literacy Education: The Case of New Zealand (Palgrave Studies in Excellence and Equity in Global Education) by William E. Tunmer, James W. Chapman (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Excellence and Equity in Literacy Education: The Case of New Zealand (Palgrave Studies in Excellence and Equity in Global Education) about?
Despite several efforts by the New Zealand government in the 1990s this book suggests that their national literacy strategy has failed to reduce the literacy achievement gap. The major contributing factors are examined and alternative effective strategies are suggested to achieve excellence and equity in New Zealand's literacy education. Literacy is arguably the most important goal of schooling as, to a large extent, it determines young children's educational and life chances and is fundamental in achieving social justice. New Zealand's literacy education programme has long been regarded as one of the world's most successful approaches to teaching literacy skills to young children. Excellence and Equity in Literacy Education questions this widely held assumption. In the late 1990s the New Zealand government developed a national literacy strategy aimed at reducing persistently large inequities in literacy achievement outcomes. The chapters in this edited volume present evidence indicating that the national literacy strategy has failed, examine the major factors responsible for the continuation of New Zealand's comparatively wide spread of scores in literacy achievement, and describe
Who reads Excellence and Equity in Literacy Education: The Case of New Zealand (Palgrave Studies in Excellence and Equity in Global Education)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- William E. Tunmer, James W. Chapman (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781137415561
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Education, Linguistics, Sociology
More by William E. Tunmer, James W. Chapman (eds.)
Browse all works by William E. Tunmer, James W. Chapman (eds.)
Similar books
- Equality and Differentiation in Marketised Higher Education: A New Level Playing Field? (Palgrave Studies in Excellence and Equity in Global Education) — Marion Bowl; Colin McCaig, Dr.; Jonathan Hughes, (Lecturer in social inclusion) (2018)
- Literacy Essentials : Engagement, Excellence, and Equity for All Learners — Regie Routman (2018)
- EBOOK: Engaging Education: Developing Emotional Literacy, Equity and Coeducation — Brian Matthews (2006)
- Equity Policies in Global Higher Education: Reducing Inequality and Increasing Participation and Attainment (Issues in Higher Education) — Orlanda Tavares , Carla Sá , Cristina Sin , Alberto Amaral (2022)
- Equity and Excellence in Education : Towards Maximal Learning Opportunities for All Students — edited by Kris Van den Branden, Piet Van Avermaet and Mieke Van Houtte (2011)
- Achieving Equity and Quality in Higher Education: Global Perspectives in an Era of Widening Participation (Palgrave Studies in Excellence and Equity in Global Education) (2018)