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Klappentext The contributors to this forward-looking book examine the various programmes and approaches which have been implemented in inner city schools in the United States to address the special needs of disadvantaged! non-English speaking! gifted and dropout students. The book suggests that the primary reason such programmes have been largely unsuccessful is that they have not been properly coordinated. Making a Difference for Students at Risk offers thoughtful! practical suggestions for new approaches aimed at not only reforming! but transforming! urban schools in order to achieve the inclusion of all students into general school programmes. Zusammenfassung The contributors to this forward-looking book examine the various programmes and approaches which have been implemented in inner city schools in the United States to address the special needs of disadvantaged! non-English speaking! gifted and dropout students. The book suggests that the primary reason such programmes have been largely unsuccessful is that they have not been properly coordinated. Making a Difference for Students at Risk offers thoughtful! practical suggestions for new approaches aimed at not only reforming! but transforming! urban schools in order to achieve the inclusion of all students into general school programmes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Margaret C Wang! Maynard C Reynolds and Herbert J Walberg Inner-City Students at the MarginsTwice Victims - Marleen C Pugach The Struggle To Educate Children in Urban Schools and the Reform of Special Education and Chapter 1Commentaries - Kenneth K Wong and Martin E OrlandThe Plight of High Ability Students in Urban Schools - Joseph S Renzulli et alCommentaries - Barbara L McCombs and Brenda Lilienthal WelburnStreet Academies and In-School Alternatives to Suspension - Antoine M GaribaldiCommentaries - Harriet Arvey and Edmund W GordonAlternatives and Marginal Students - Mary Anne RaywidCommentaries - Ann Masten and Pauline BrooksThe Impact of Linguistic and Cultural Diversity on America's Schools - Eugene E Garcia A Need for New PolicyCommentaries - Richard Ruiz and Kris D GutierrezEpilogue - Maynard C Reynolds! Margaret C Wang and Herbert J Walberg A Summary of Recommendations ...
