Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-120) and index.
Making School Count reports on four years of classroom research in which alternative teaching strategies, designed to motivate under-achieving inner-city, African-American middle school students were used and evaluated. The book offers insights into the discrepancy between students' academic dreams (their high performance aspirations) and the realities of their classroom performance.
Making school count.
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Action research in education-- United States, Case studies.
African American students-- Education, Case studies.
Educational innovations-- United States, Case studies.
Motivation in education-- United States, Case studies.
Enseignement-- Innovations-- États-Unis-- Cas, Études de.
Étudiants noirs américains-- Éducation, Cas, Études de.
Motivation en éducation-- États-Unis, Cas, Études de.
Recherche-action en éducation-- États-Unis-- Cas, Études de.