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Closing the attitude gap : how to fire up your students to strive for success

Title
Closing the attitude gap : how to fire up your students to strive for success / Baruti K. Kafele.
Author
Kafele, Baruti K.
Publication
Alexandria, Virginia USA : ASCD, [2013]
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Description
144 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
This publication offers sage advice on how to close the achievement gap by addressing the "attitude gap" that often affects underperforming students of all racial and ethnic groups.
Subject
  • Motivation in education
  • Academic achievement
  • Teacher-student relationships
  • Teachers > Attitudes
  • Students > Attitudes
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139) and index.
Contents
How climate and culture shape attitude -- Attitude toward students (Do I believe in them?) -- Relationship with students (Do I know them?) -- Compassion for students (Do I care about them?) -- Environment for learning (Do I provide them with an environment of excellence?) -- Relevance in instruction (Do I realize who they are?).
Call Number
Sc E 24-261
ISBN
  • 9781416616283
  • 1416616284
  • 1760011754
  • 9781760011758
LCCN
2013019637
OCLC
851175247
Author
Kafele, Baruti K.
Title
Closing the attitude gap : how to fire up your students to strive for success / Baruti K. Kafele.
Publisher
Alexandria, Virginia USA : ASCD, [2013]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139) and index.
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Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc E 24-261
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