Schooling Disadvantaged Children: Racing Against Catastrophe

by Gary Natriello, Aaron M. Pallas, Edward L. McDill

This volume assesses the current status of disadvantaged children in American society and offers a set of policy recommendations for addressing their educational needs. The authors begin by describing the various definitions of disadvantaged used by researchers and policy makers, linking these definitions to the strategies and policies they imply in efforts to address the problems of the disadvantaged. Part 1 also includes a sociodemographic profile...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807730149
• ISBN13: 9780807730140
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"