Students at Risk in At-Risk Schools
Improving Environments for Learning
Hersh Waxman
- Texas A&M University, USA
James E. Anderson
- University of Houston, Texas
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What can educational leaders and teachers do to assist at-risk students? This volume examines educators' responsibility for students who fail, the dropout issue and school reform; contributors also explore learning differences, technologies available for learning, effective classroom environments, specific methods for improving leadership, training programmes for education professionals and action plans for quality education.
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Introduction
- Reversing the Cycle of Educational Failure for Students in At-Risk School Environments
PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL ISSUES
- Philosophical and Conceptual Issues Related to Students At Risk
- Marginality, Community, and the Responsibility of Educators for Students Who Do Not Succeed in School
- The Dropout Issue and School Reform
PART TWO: ISSUES CONFRONTING AT-RISK STUDENTS
- Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children
- Effective Instructional Practices and Related Policy Issues
- Learning Technology Contexts for At-Risk Children
- Learning Differences Among At-Risk Minority Students
PART THREE: LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT
- Leadership that Promotes Instability
- A Hope for At-Risk Students
- Thinking Differently About Leadership Development in a Culturally Plural Society
- Multicultural Teacher Education
- A Proposal for Change
PART FOUR: EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN AT-RISK SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS
- Toward a Model of Elementary Grades
- Instructional Programs that Improve the Reading Comprehension of Students At Risk
- Implementation of an Urban School-Within-A-School Approach
- Accelerated Schools for Students in At-Risk Situations
- Conclusion
- Future Directons for Educating Students At Risk
Description
What can educational leaders and teachers do to assist at-risk students? This volume examines educators' responsibility for students who fail, the dropout issue and school reform; contributors also explore learning differences, technologies available for learning, effective classroom environments, specific methods for improving leadership, training programmes for education professionals and action plans for quality education.
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Introduction
- Reversing the Cycle of Educational Failure for Students in At-Risk School Environments
PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL ISSUES
- Philosophical and Conceptual Issues Related to Students At Risk
- Marginality, Community, and the Responsibility of Educators for Students Who Do Not Succeed in School
- The Dropout Issue and School Reform
PART TWO: ISSUES CONFRONTING AT-RISK STUDENTS
- Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children
- Effective Instructional Practices and Related Policy Issues
- Learning Technology Contexts for At-Risk Children
- Learning Differences Among At-Risk Minority Students
PART THREE: LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT
- Leadership that Promotes Instability
- A Hope for At-Risk Students
- Thinking Differently About Leadership Development in a Culturally Plural Society
- Multicultural Teacher Education
- A Proposal for Change
PART FOUR: EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN AT-RISK SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS
- Toward a Model of Elementary Grades
- Instructional Programs that Improve the Reading Comprehension of Students At Risk
- Implementation of an Urban School-Within-A-School Approach
- Accelerated Schools for Students in At-Risk Situations
- Conclusion
- Future Directons for Educating Students At Risk
Students at Risk in At-Risk Schools
Improving Environments for Learning
February 1992 | 296 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9780803940031 | $88.95 |
What can educational leaders and teachers do to assist at-risk students? This volume examines educators' responsibility for students who fail, the dropout issue and school reform; contributors also explore learning differences, technologies available for learning, effective classroom environments, specific methods for improving leadership, training programmes for education professionals and action plans for quality education.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Reversing the Cycle of Educational Failure for Students in At-Risk School Environments
- PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL ISSUES
- Philosophical and Conceptual Issues Related to Students At Risk
- Marginality, Community, and the Responsibility of Educators for Students Who Do Not Succeed in School
- The Dropout Issue and School Reform
- PART TWO: ISSUES CONFRONTING AT-RISK STUDENTS
- Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children
- Effective Instructional Practices and Related Policy Issues
- Learning Technology Contexts for At-Risk Children
- Learning Differences Among At-Risk Minority Students
- PART THREE: LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT
- Leadership that Promotes Instability
- A Hope for At-Risk Students
- Thinking Differently About Leadership Development in a Culturally Plural Society
- Multicultural Teacher Education
- A Proposal for Change
- PART FOUR: EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN AT-RISK SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS
- Toward a Model of Elementary Grades
- Instructional Programs that Improve the Reading Comprehension of Students At Risk
- Implementation of an Urban School-Within-A-School Approach
- Accelerated Schools for Students in At-Risk Situations
- Conclusion
- Future Directons for Educating Students At Risk