Distinguished researcher Joseph Murphy has gathered and analyzed the most up-to-date research and data to help school leaders understand what the achievement gap is why it persists and what educators can do about it. This comprehensive handbook. Examines external factors that contribute to achievement gaps such as socioeconomic status family environment racism and individual differences. Covers internal factors such as instruction school culture and school support. Provides strategies for addressing both internal and external factors to make an impactFeatures. Title - The Educators Handbook for Understanding and Closing Achievement Gaps. Editor - Joseph Murphy. Primary Author Affiliation - Vanderbilt University Nashville TN. Binding - Paperback. Pages - 304. Publication Date - 13-Nov-09. Primary Subject Code - Diversity - C40. Item Weight - 22 oz.. Copyright Year - 2010About the Author. Joseph F. Murphy is co-editor of the AERA Handbook on Educational Administration 1999 and editor of the National Society for the Study of Education NSSE yearbook The Educational Leadership Challenge 2002.. He has authored or co-authored 18 books in this area and edited another 12. His most recent authored volumes include Understanding and Assessing the Charter School Movement 2002 Leadership for Literacy Research-Based Practice PreK-3 2003 Connecting Teacher Leadership and School Improvement 2005 Preparing School Leaders Defining a Research and Action Agenda 2006 and Turning Around Failing Schools Lessons From the Organizational Sciences. - from Amzon