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Schooling for Resilience
Fergus, Edward; Noguera, Pedro A.; Martin, Margary
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Description for Schooling for Resilience
Paperback. As the most vulnerable population in schools, Black and Latino boys are overrepresented as underachievers. This book identifies educational strategies schools have used to increase the success rate for these two groups. Series: Youth Development and Education Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JFSL4; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
As a group, Black and Latino boys face persistent and devastating disparities in achievement when compared to their White counterparts: they are more likely to obtain low test scores and grades, be categorised as learning disabled, be absent from honours and gifted programmes, and be overrepresented among students who are suspended and expelled from school. They are also less likely to enroll in colege and more likely to drop out. Put simply, they are among the most vulnerable populations in our schools.
Schooling for Resilience investigates how seven newly formed schools, created specifically to serve boys of colour, set ... Read more
As a group, Black and Latino boys face persistent and devastating disparities in achievement when compared to their White counterparts: they are more likely to obtain low test scores and grades, be categorised as learning disabled, be absent from honours and gifted programmes, and be overrepresented among students who are suspended and expelled from school. They are also less likely to enroll in colege and more likely to drop out. Put simply, they are among the most vulnerable populations in our schools.
Schooling for Resilience investigates how seven newly formed schools, created specifically to serve boys of colour, set ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard Educational Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Youth Development and Education Series
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781612506746
SKU
V9781612506746
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About Fergus, Edward; Noguera, Pedro A.; Martin, Margary
Edward Fergus is the deputy director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University. Pedro Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University. Margary Martin is a visiting assistant professor at Brown University.
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