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Direct linkWilliams, Belinda – Journal of Staff Development, 2006
Although economically disadvantaged and minority students made some gains in their academic achievement performance, education reforms still fail to close the academic achievement gap between them. A discussion of the factors that influence the achievement gap is presented and provides some professional development implications. According to the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Minority Groups, Educational Change, Cultural Differences
Download full textBrodis, Nellie T.; And Others – 1970
The 4 reports contained in this document present the results of a pilot study of differential coping behavior among siblings. The IRGOP researchers proposed to investigate the factors related to why some children achieve well in school and thereby take the first step in moving out of poverty. Four areas of concern -- human development, sociology,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement, Adolescents, Attitudes
