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Goodstein, Michael – Counselor's Information Service, 1979
In American culture, and particularly among upwardly mobile Jews, educational achievement is perceived to be of the highest importance. Much of the research into the nature of underachievement deals primarily with the identification of underachievers as manifesting a host of pathological characteristics such as poor peer relationships, negative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Counseling, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education