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ERIC Number: EJ353789
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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At Risk: A View of "Social Advantage."
Pellicano, Roy R.
Educational Leadership, v44 n6 p47-49 Mar 1987
To address the issue of at-risk students, school systems must reexamine the value structure of schools and determine whether it is still valid. Curriculum developers need to be aware of socioeconomic class variables and develop school environments with a balanced perspective that enhance achievement for all students. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Minority Groups, Poverty, Socioeconomic Influences, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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