ERIC Number: EJ626306
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
What To Do with Students Who Are Not Succeeding.
Raywid, Mary Anne
Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n8 p582-84 Apr 2001
A youngster failing to thrive in one environment needs an alternative learning situation. Research shows that small, personalized schools offering authentic, engaging curricula are essential for reaching unsuccessful learners. The test-score craze can be contained by publicizing other numbers regarding consequences: absence rates, dropouts, expulsions, failures. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Accountability, Attendance, Diversity (Student), Dropouts, Educational Environment, Expulsion, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction, Nontraditional Education, Program Effectiveness, Public Relations, Secondary Education, Small Schools, Statistical Data, Success, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Authentic Learning; Student Engagement
