Testimony Before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia By Jane Hannaway, Ph.D. Director, Education Policy Center, Urban Institute Director, CALDER (National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research)

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Hannaway
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
District Of Columbia ◽  
Urban Institute ◽  
Government Management ◽  
Federal Workforce

Research Commentary: On Gap Gazing in Mathematics Education: The Need for Gaps Analyses

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-356
Author(s):  
Sarah Theule Lubienski
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Mathematics Education Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Underserved Groups ◽  
Integrate Research

Analyses of disparities in students' mathematics experiences and outcomes are an essential part of efforts to promote equity. Scholars concerned about equity should not write off such analyses as mere “gap gazing.” Research on gaps between underserved groups and their more advantaged peers are important for shaping public opinion and informing education policy. Analyses of gaps also inform mathematics education research and practice, illuminating which groups and curricular areas are most in need of intervention and additional study. Instead of pulling back from gaps analyses, the mathematics education community should move toward more skilled and nuanced analyses and integrate research on instructional reforms with careful analyses of their impact on disparities in student outcomes broadly defined.

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