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Direct linkBass, Lisa R. – Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The author discusses the boarding school model as a schooling alternative to improve life chances for disadvantaged youth, particularly African American youth, by positively meeting their social and educational needs. Bourdieu, Coleman, and other social scientists purported that these needs can be better met by exposing students to social and…
Descriptors: African American Students, Boarding Schools, Social Capital, Cultural Capital
Download full textMartin, Merissa R.; Pickett, Matt T. – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this action research project report was to increase student motivation and engagement. There seemed to be an increasing disconnect between student potential and performance, especially among gifted math and beginning music students. Two teacher researchers carried out this research with 25 fifth-grade students at two different sites…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Individualized Instruction
