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Opportunity-to-Learn Standards: A Sociological Critique.

Opportunity-to-learn (OTL) standards commendably try to force schools to confront how they serve or subvert students' achievement. Unfortunately, the current standards ignore much sociological research on the sources of students' attainment. They disregard in-school factors, such as racial and class...

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Published in:Sociology of Education Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 40 - 66
Main Author: Dougherty, Kevin J.
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 1996-Extra Issue
Subjects:
Educational standards
Academic achievement
Sociological research
Racial differences
Class differences
United States
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