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Mark Berends
Researcher at University of Notre Dame
Publications - 87
Citations - 3909
Mark Berends is an academic researcher from University of Notre Dame. The author has contributed to research in topics: School choice & Academic achievement. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 83 publications receiving 3736 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark Berends include Vanderbilt University & RAND Corporation.
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The Effects of Stratification in Secondary Schools: Synthesis of Survey and Ethnographic Research:
Adam Gamoran,Mark Berends +1 more
TL;DR: The authors used survey studies to assess the causal implications and generalizability of ethnographic findings of survey analyses and use survey studies as a basis for longitudinal, quantitative research that is sensitive to actual dimensions of stratification in schools, and to classroom conditions and processes that vary across levels of the academic hierarchy.
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An Organizational Analysis of the Effects of Ability Grouping
TL;DR: The authors examined the characteristics of students placed in different groups, similarities and differences in the quality of instruction across groups, and the links between instruction and achievement, and found that rates of student participation and discussion are higher in honors classes, contributing to the learning gaps between groups.
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Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform: New American Schools After a Decade
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a retrospective on NAS and draw together the findings from RAND research, highlighting the significant contributions made by NAS to comprehensive school reform but also highlighting the challenges of trying to reform schools through whole-school designs.
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Sociodemographic Diversity, Correlated Achievement, and De Facto Tracking
Samuel R. Lucas,Mark Berends +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the school-level correlates of de facto tracking and found that the higher the correlation between students' achievements in different domains, the more pronounced the de facto trackers.
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Supply and Demand of Minority Teachers in Texas: Problems and Prospects
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the supply and demand patterns of minority teachers, with special attention to teachers of students in high-risk districts, and analyze data on teachers from Texas between 1979 and 1996.