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Book Reviews: Averch, H. A., Carroll, S. J., Donaldson, T. S., Kiesling, H. J., and Pincus, J. How Effective Is Schooling? A Critical Review of Research. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Educational Technology Publications, 1974. 258 + viii pp. $9.95.:

Book Reviews: Averch, H. A., Carroll, S. J., Donaldson, T. S., Kiesling, H. J., and Pincus, J.... American Educational Research Journal Summer 1975, Vol. 12, No. 3, Pp. 351-363 Book Reviews Averch, H. A., Carroll, S. J., Donaldson, T. S., Kiesling, H. J., and Pincus, J. How Effective Is Schooling? A Critical Review of Research. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Educational Technology Publi­ cations, 1974. 258 + viii pp. $9.95. Womer, F. B. Developing a Large-Scale Assessment Program. Denver: Cooperative Accountability Project, 1973. 133 pp. No charge . ARTHUR W. FOSHAY Teachers College, Columbia University If th e othe r Ran d Educational Policy Studies ar e as well writte n and as clear as How Effective is Schooling!, the studies should have a widespread impact. Here is a well-written, exceptionally clear and authoritative review of five aspects of the research concerning the effectiveness of schooling which seeks, as H. T. Jame s says in th e Foreword, to undertake a kind of "brokering" between the educational researchers who address one another, and the educational practitioners who need to make policy deci­ sions. The book is successful in this respect, though it is not withou t its flaws. The five approaches to research on school effectiveness re­ viewed by th e author s are th e input-outpu t http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Educational Research Journal SAGE

Book Reviews: Averch, H. A., Carroll, S. J., Donaldson, T. S., Kiesling, H. J., and Pincus, J. How Effective Is Schooling? A Critical Review of Research. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Educational Technology Publications, 1974. 258 + viii pp. $9.95.:

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American Educational Research Journal Summer 1975, Vol. 12, No. 3, Pp. 351-363 Book Reviews Averch, H. A., Carroll, S. J., Donaldson, T. S., Kiesling, H. J., and Pincus, J. How Effective Is Schooling? A Critical Review of Research. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Educational Technology Publi­ cations, 1974. 258 + viii pp. $9.95. Womer, F. B. Developing a Large-Scale Assessment Program. Denver: Cooperative Accountability Project, 1973. 133 pp. No charge . ARTHUR W. FOSHAY Teachers College, Columbia University If th e othe r Ran d Educational Policy Studies ar e as well writte n and as clear as How Effective is Schooling!, the studies should have a widespread impact. Here is a well-written, exceptionally clear and authoritative review of five aspects of the research concerning the effectiveness of schooling which seeks, as H. T. Jame s says in th e Foreword, to undertake a kind of "brokering" between the educational researchers who address one another, and the educational practitioners who need to make policy deci­ sions. The book is successful in this respect, though it is not withou t its flaws. The five approaches to research on school effectiveness re­ viewed by th e author s are th e input-outpu t

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