Critical Resource Theory: A Conceptual Lens for Identifying, Diagnosing, and Addressing Inequities in School Funding

by William A. Owings and Leslie S. Kaplan

Critical Resource Theory (CReT) offers an innovative critical perspective on education funding. This new conceptual lens enables school leaders and policy makers to analyze quantitatively school funding policies and practices as a catalyst to make them more equitable. It offers a useful orientation and tool to increase fairness and opportunity in a society that systemically advantages the dominant group with ample resources while it disadvantages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032272201
• ISBN13: 9781032272207
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"