This book is organized around CBUPO, the basic psychological needs of all students: competence, ,belonging, usefulness, potency, and optimism. When teachers and schools focus on meeting these needs, the rate of at-riskness is drastically reduced. This book presents practical strategies and tips to help teachers and administrators help all students become successful learners. The revised edition offers new material on using classroom assessment, complying with standards and high stakes testing, an updated approach to evaluating At-Risk Prevention programs, and alternative strategies for meeting the motivational needs of at-risk youth, from developmental constructivism to mastery learning.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
At Risk Students: Feeling Their Pain, Understanding Their Plight, Accepting Their Defensive Ploys
This book explores the circumstances of at-risk students and argues that well-intentioned policymakers and educators run the risk of making matters worse rather than better for these students, even if their actions are based on the best ...
What if everything you thought you knew about Black people generally, and educating Black children specifically, was based on BS (bad stats)?
Drawing from 118 studies of students at-risk of failure, provides evidence-based strategies that are proven to be effective with students who are performing below standards.
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.
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The International Handbook of Research on Teachers and Teaching provides a fresh look at the ever changing nature of the teaching profession throughout the world.
This book is written to prevent more children from becoming at risk and to help those who already have fallen behind their classmates and do not enjoy school.
This book is focused on the mentoring process, a popular higher education initiative that is often used to promote retention and academic success.