When Students Fail, Board Members Can Probe the Problem One Kid at a Time.

Glasser, Kay E.

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ERIC Number: EJ368842

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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When Students Fail, Board Members Can Probe the Problem One Kid at a Time.

Glasser, Kay E.

American School Board Journal, v175 n3 p31-33 Mar 1988

A school board member in Sarasota County, Florida, interviewed 30 failing students at five high schools to find out why they were failing. She concluded that more caring attitudes by school staff are needed to help these students to succeed in school. (TE)

Descriptors: Academic Failure, Board of Education Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Interviews, Student Adjustment, Student Alienation, Student Attitudes, Underachievement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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