"While the description of the research methodology may confuse the statistically challenged, all educators, parents, and politicians will become more informed about the conditions that place students at risk. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and policymakers."—CHOICE"The book is well organised into four clear sections dealing with different aspects of the education process....Overall, the book has a good balance of empirical studies and reflective discussion presented in a range of accessible ways. There is a variety of writing styles, something for academic researchers, interested professionals and social theoriest....'Schooling Students Placed at Risk' offers many optimistic and exciting ideas about possible future paths for education and makes a valuable contribution to the continuing debate about the complexity of effective delivery of education to all our children."—The British Journal of Educational Psychology"The book offers theory, research, and strategies to help adolescents succeed and would be useful, in whole or in part, for principals, counselars, preservice and in-service teachers, school board members, researchers, professors, and professional development coordinators."—MultiCultural Review"The strength of this volume is its breadth of coverage on history, empirical studies, and policy....Overall, the scholarship presented here ranges from excellent to good. Each chapter is well supported with scholarly references. The conceptual and policy chapters are thought provoking and provide empirical support in many cases for the policies and practices that are proposed. The empirical papers present a variety of empirical approaches, including both quantitative and qualitative research, observational and survey research, use of large data sets, and case study designs. This diversity of methods represented in the volume could prove useful as exemplar material for teaching courses on educational research methods."—Contemporary Psychology"...the book has a good balance of empirical studies and reflective discussion presented in a range of accessible ways. There is a variety of writing styles, something for academic researchers, interested professionals and social theorists....the clear message of this book is that greater success for the majority of our school students needs to continuously and imaginatively sought. Schooling Students Placed at Risk offers many optimistic and exciting ideas about possible future paths for education and makes a valuable contribution to the continuing debate about the complexity of effective delivery of education to all our children."—British Journal of Educational Psychology"Identifies a critically important issue for exploration....A significant contribution to the existing literature."—Curtis W. BranchTeachers College Columbia University"Impressive....This work raises important questions related to the concept of 'at risk'....[and] has the potential for making conceptual and practical contributions to the field."—William F. TateUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
