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Affirmative Development: Cultivating Academic Ability


Book Description
According to Gordon and Bridglall, the ability to learn is more of a developed human capacity than a fixed aptitude with which one is born. They argue that the emergence of academic ability is associated with exposure to specialized cultures that privilege the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that schools reward. Children who are born to and raised in these cultures tend to do well in school, whil... More
Book Information
PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages272
ISBN-10074251658X
ISBN-13978-0742516588
Publication Date12/20/2006
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About Beatrice L. Bridglall (Author) : Beatrice L. Bridglall is a published author. Published credits of Beatrice L. Bridglall include Affirmative Development: Cultivating Academic Ability, Supplementary Education: The Hidden Curriculum of... more
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About Edmund W. Gordon (Author) : Edmund W. Gordon is a published editor. Published credits of Edmund W. Gordon include Educational Resilience in Inner-City America: Challenges and Prospects.
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About Albert B. Bennett (Contributor) : Albert B. Bennett is a published author. Some of the published credits of Albert B. Bennett include Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers: An Activity Approach.
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About Joseph S. Renzulli (Contributor) : Joseph S. Renzulli is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Joseph S. Renzulli is The Parallel Curriculum (Multimedia Kit): A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development.
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