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ERIC Number: EJ221748
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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The Social Construction of Underachievement.
Davies, Lynn
B. C. Journal of Special Education, v3 n3 p203-17 Fall 1979
It is postulated that simultaneous convergent tasks may be the primary reason for the creation of the concept of underachievement; and it is concluded that the concept of underachievement should be redefined by considering the child in terms of the nonconventional tasks that he/she can do, as opposed to the standardized tasks that he/she will never achieve. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Social Attitudes, Social Influences, Underachievement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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