Highlights of 2011 - Institute for Policy Research - Northwestern ...

Recent Faculty Books
Eszter Hargittai
Hargittai, Eszter, ed. Research Confidential: Solutions to Problems
Most Social Scientists Pretend They Never Have. University of
Michigan Press (2009).
Barton Hirsch
Hirsch, Barton, Nancy Deutsch, and David DuBois. After-School
Centers and Youth Development: Case Studies of Success and
Failure. Cambridge University Press (2011).
Craig LaMay
Minow, Newton, and Craig LaMay. Inside the Presidential
Debates: Their Improbable Past and Promising Future. University
of Chicago Press (2008).
Jennifer Light
Light, Jennifer. The Nature of Cities: Ecological Visions and the
American Urban Professions, 1920–1960. Johns Hopkins
University Press (2009).
John McKnight
McKnight, John, and Peter Block. The Abundant Community:
Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods. Berrett-
Koehler Publishers (2010).
Robert Nelson
Heckman, James, Robert Nelson, and Lee Cabatingan, eds. Global
Perspectives on the Rule of Law. Routledge-Cavendish (2010).
Benjamin Page
Page, Benjamin, and Tao Xie. Living with the Dragon: How the
American Public Views the Rise of China. Columbia University
Press (2010).
Page, Benjamin, and Lawrence Jacobs. Class War? What
Americans Really Think About Economic Inequality. University of
Chicago Press (2009).
Andrew Roberts
Roberts, Andrew. The Thinking Student’s Guide to College: 75
Tips for Getting a Better Education. University of Chicago Press
(2010).
Roberts, Andrew. The Quality of Democracy in Eastern Europe:
Public Preferences and Policy Reforms. Cambridge University
Press (2009).
James Spillane
Spillane, James, and Amy Franz Coldren. Diagnosis and Design for
School Improvement: Using a Distributed Perspective to Lead and
Manage Change. Teachers College Press (2011).
Ellen Wartella
Wartella, Ellen, Alice Lichtenstein, Ann Yaktine, and Romy
Nathan, eds. Front of Package Nutrition Rating Systems and
Symbols: Promoting Healthier Choices. National Academies Press
(2011).
Wartella, Ellen, Alice Lichtenstein, and Caitlin Boone, eds. Front
of Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Phase I Report.
National Academies Press (2010).
Teresa Woodruff
Woodruff, Teresa, Laurie Zoloth, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, and
Sarah Rodriguez, eds. Oncofertility: Ethical, Legal, Social, and
Medical Perspectives. Springer (2010).
After-School Centers and Youth
Development: Case Studies of Success
and Failure
by Barton Hirsch, Nancy Deutsch, and David DuBois
Cambridge University Press
In light of the explosive growth of
after-school programs in recent years,
education and social policy professor
and IPR associate Barton Hirsch and
his colleagues explore the impact
these programs have on youth. The
three co-authors present findings
from an intensive study of three
after-school centers that differed
dramatically in quality. Drawing from
233 site visits, the co-authors examine
how—and why—young people thrive in good programs
and suffer in weak ones.
Diagnosis and Design for School
Improvement: Using a Distributed
Perspective to Lead and Manage Change
by James Spillane and Amy Franz Coldren
Teachers College Press
Drawing on 10 years of empirical
study, education researcher and IPR
associate James Spillane and his coauthor
argue that school leaders and
managers cannot simply adopt and
implement pre-packaged reforms
to improve student learning. Rather,
effective reforms are based on an
understanding of both the formal and
informal organizational structures
of each individual school. Written
as a practical guide, the book is intended for school
administrators, teachers, and stakeholders.
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