This text presents students, researchers and policy makers in the social sciences with the tools for undertaking mixed-methods research for policy research and programme evaluation, from design, through data collection and dissemination.  Meer

Across the United States, test publishers, software companies, and research firms continue to take advantage of the revenues made available by federal policies like the No Child Left Behind Act, Race to the Top, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.  Meer

Across the United States, test publishers, software companies, and research firms continue to take advantage of the revenues made available by federal policies like the No Child Left Behind Act, Race to the Top, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.  Meer

-Offers a deep ethnographic look at the conditions of temporary schooling. -Combines a narrative style with rich sources of data to illuminate the hidden realities of temporary schooling.  Meer

-Offers a deep ethnographic look at the conditions of temporary schooling. -Combines a narrative style with rich sources of data to illuminate the hidden realities of temporary schooling.  Meer