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ERIC Number: EJ647419
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0951
Memories of Futures Foretold: A Personal Look at Early Intervention: How Some Succeeded and Others Faltered on the Road to a Better Life.
Alston, Sharon
College Board Review, n196 p36-41 Spr 2002
Offers a personal account of why, within a group of four Harlem families, some children achieved educational and career success while others were plagued by serious problems. Stresses the importance of good parenting and high expectations and suggests strategies for working with students at risk because of disadvantaged environments. (EV)
Descriptors: Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Expectation, High Risk Students, Intervention, Parent Influence, Personal Narratives, Success
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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