Improving Instruction for Economically Disadvantaged Students.

Garton, Susan

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Publication Date: 1984

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Improving Instruction for Economically Disadvantaged Students.

Garton, Susan

NASSP Bulletin, v68 n472 p91-96 May 1984

Recommended strategies for improving the education of economically disadvantaged students include dispelling teacher misconception, hiring teachers from disadvantaged backgrounds, using noncredentialed staff from the community, emphasizing mastery learning and holistic teaching, and revising the curriculum to incorporate heterogeneously grouped classes and enrichment activities. (MJL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Holistic Approach, Instructional Improvement, Mastery Learning, Remedial Instruction, School Administration, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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