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Peer reviewedWood, Mary M. – Preventing School Failure, 2001
Guidelines for preventing school failure include: (1) recognize early signs of potential failure; (2) build student motivation; (3) utilize students' developmental paths; (4) design focused and interesting curriculum activities; and (5) select motivating management and teaching strategies. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedCray-Andrews, Martha – Preventing School Failure, 1989
Academic failure must be seen as a failure by school and student together. By discarding faith in the "average needs" of the "average child" and instead accepting diversity in learning styles (both abstract and concrete, sequential and random), teachers can approach school failure from a problem-solving perspective. (PB)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Cognitive Style, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
