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

Against the odds : how "at-risk" children exceed expectations / Janine Bempechat.

Author/creator	Bempechat, Janine, 1956-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©1998.
Description	xvii, 169 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Children with social disabilities--Education (Elementary) --Massachusetts. Children of minorities--Education (Elementary) --Massachusetts. Academic achievement--Massachusetts. Catholic schools--Massachusetts. Public schools--Massachusetts.

Contents	Introduction: learning from poor and minority students who succeed -- Misguided notions about underachievement -- The critical role of parents -- Children's understanding of success and failure -- Success in mathematics -- Overall success in school -- Lessons for parents and teachers -- "To seek mind where it is mindful."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-154) and index.
LCCN	98025348
ISBN	0787943851 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	LC4092 .M4 B46 1998	✔ Available	Place Hold