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Publication Date: 1991
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What Makes Ghetto Schools Succeed or Fail?
Boyd, William Lowe
Teachers College Record, v92 n3 p331-62 Spr 1991
Examines three categories of theories on educating disadvantaged students in ghetto schools: institutional deficiency, developmental deficiency, and cultural deficiency. The discussion focuses on problems and solutions within the schools and society. It stresses the need for community commitment, social change, and strong leadership to help at-risk students. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Students, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Ghettos, Literature Reviews, Minority Groups, Politics of Education, Public Schools, Racial Segregation, School Effectiveness, Slum Schools, Social Influences, Urban Schools
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Language: English
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