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Against the odds : how "at-risk" children exceed expectations

Title
Against the odds : how "at-risk" children exceed expectations / Janine Bempechat.
Author
Bempechat, Janine, 1956-
Publication
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1998.

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Description
xvii, 169 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Children with social disabilities > Education (Elementary) > Massachusetts
  • Children of minorities > Education (Elementary) > Massachusetts
  • Academic achievement > Massachusetts
  • Catholic schools > Massachusetts
  • Public schools > Massachusetts
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-154) and index.
Contents
Introduction: learning from poor and minority students who succeed -- Misguided notions about underachievement -- The critical role of parents -- Children's understanding success and failure -- Success in mathematics -- Overall success in school -- Lessons for parents and teachers -- "To seek mind where it is mindful."
Call Number
Sc E 99-119
ISBN
0787943851 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
98025348
OCLC
39347967
Author
Bempechat, Janine, 1956-
Title
Against the odds : how "at-risk" children exceed expectations / Janine Bempechat.
Imprint
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-154) and index.
Research Call Number
Sc E 99-119
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