William Alfred Sampson

Narrowing the Achievement Gap

Schools and Parents Can Do It

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Produktbeschreibung

The book details an effort to help poor black and poor Latino families learn to do the things necessary to help their children to do better in school, and argues that this family centered approach, while complicated, should be considered along side the school centered efforts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• 2nd Edition
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 429g
• ISBN-13: 9781610489478
• ISBN-10: 1610489470
• Artikelnr.: 38542562

Autorenporträt

William Alfred Sampson is a professor of public policy at DePaul University in Chicago. His current research addresses racial and social class differences in academic achievement and the efficacy of various solutions to that achievement gap.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction
Family Changes and School Changes PART 1  RACE, CLASS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT 1  Research Methods 2  Initial Observations PART 2  INTERVENTION FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS 3  Kendra Allen
Starving For Attention 4  Ida Smith
Struggling to Obey 5  Jason Green
Help Outside of Home 6  Anita Terry
Confrontation and Self
Esteem Issues 7  Juan Luis Martienez
Acting Out, But With Some Support 8  Jose Rosales
Mannerly and Considerate  9  Federico and Jose Luis Villar
Struggling With Tragedy 10  Changing Class: What Have We Learned? 11 Choice and Real Choices Appendix  Sample Curriculum and Intervention Notes Bibliography About the Author