Providing all students with a fair opportunity to learn (OTL) is perhaps the most pressing issue facing U. S. education. Moving beyond conventional notions of OTL â as access to content often content tested; access to resources; or access to instructional processes â the authors reconceptualize OTL in terms of interaction among learners and elements of their learning environments. Drawing on socio-cultural sociological psychometric and legal perspectives this book provides historical critique theory and principles and concrete examples of practice through which learning teaching and assessment can be re-envisioned to support fair OTL for all students. It offers educators researchers and policy analysts new to socio-cultural perspectives an engaging introduction to fresh ideas for conceptualizing enhancing and assessing OTL; encourages those who already draw on socio-cultural resources to focus attention on OTL and assessment; and nurtures collaboration among members of discourse communities who have rarely engaged one another's work. Language: English