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Download full textGreene, Jay P.; Forster, Greg – Center for Civic Innovation, 2004
Student "teachability"--the advantages and disadvantages that students bring to school--is often offered as an excuse for educational failure. Many claim that students are less teachable than they used to be, and that reforms cannot meaningfully improve student achievement due to problems like poverty and social dysfunction. This study measures…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Disadvantaged Youth, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
