Student grade retention : parent perspectives and practical solutions / editors, Darrell Williams, Milwaukee Public Schools, Pulaski High School, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Published:: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2014]
Physical Description:: xvi, 109 pages ; 23 cm.

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Education in a competitive and globalizing world

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Education `At Risk' -- ch. 2 Parents: Unseen and Unheard -- ch. 3 Student Retention and Student Achievement -- ch. 4 Student Retention and Self-Concept -- ch. 5 Student Retention and Dropping Out of School -- ch. 6 Retention and Family Background -- ch. 7 Parent Involvement in Grade Retention -- ch. 8 Retention Costs -- ch. 9 Alternatives to Student Grade Retention: Implications for Future School Reform -- ch. 10 Uncommon Programs Getting Uncommon Results -- ch. 11 Parent Perspectives: Silent Voices Speak Loudly -- ch. 12 Grade Reform: A Look at Consistent Inconsistencies -- ch. 13 Lack of Academic Intervention -- ch. 14 Lack of Parent-School Communication -- ch. 15 Effects of Retention on the Child -- ch. 16 Parents' Feelings about Their Child Being Retained -- ch. 17 It Takes a Village: The Comprehensive Support Model at Work.

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ISBN:

9781629483191 (soft cover)
1629483192 (soft cover)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-99) and index.

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