Richard J Murnane: 3 books
Restoring Opportunity
The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
In this landmark volume, Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane lay out a meticulously researched case showing how—in a time of spiraling inequality—strategically targeted interventions and supports can help schools significantly improve the life chances of low-income children.
The authors...
The New Division of Labor
How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
As the current recession ends, many workers will not be returning to the jobs they once held--those jobs are gone. In The New Division of Labor, Frank Levy and Richard Murnane show how computers are changing the employment landscape and how the right kinds of education can ease the transition to the...
Methods Matter
Improving Causal Inference in Educational and Social Science Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2010
Educational policy-makers around the world constantly make decisions about how to use scarce resources to improve the education of children. Unfortunately, their decisions are rarely informed by evidence on the consequences of these initiatives in other settings. Nor are decisions typically accompanied...