Schooling Students Placed at Risk - Research, Policy, and Practice in the Education of Poor and Minority Adolescents (Hardcover)

This book examines historical approaches and current research and practice related to the education of adolescents placed at risk of school failure as a result of social and economic conditions. One major goal is to expand the intellectual exchange among researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and concerned citizens on factors influencing the achievement of poor and minority youth, specifically students in middle and high schools. Another is to encourage increased dialogue about policies and practices that can make a difference in educational opportunities and outcomes for these students. Although the chapters in this volume are not exhaustive, they represent an array of theoretical and methodological approaches that provide readers with new and diverse ways to think about issues of educational equality and opportunity in the United States. A premise that runs through each chapter is that school success is possible for poor and minority adolescents if adequate support from the school, family, and community is available.
*The conceptual approach (Section I) places the research and practice on students placed at risk in a historical context and sets the stage for an important reframing of current definitions, research, policies, and practices aimed at this population.
*Multiple research methodologies (Sections II and III) allow for comparisons across racial and ethnic groups as well as within groups, and contribute to different and complementary insights. Section III, "Focus on African-American Students," specifically addresses gender and social class differences among African-American adolescents.
*Current reform strategies presently being implemented in schools throughout the United States are presented and discussed (Part IV). These strategies or programs highlight how schools, families, and communities can apply research findings like the ones this book presents, thus bridging the often wide gap between social science research and educational practice.

General

Imprint:	Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	2000
Editors:	Mavis G Sanders
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	410
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-3089-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > General
LSN:	0-8058-3089-8
Barcode:	9780805830897

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