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Balancing acts : youth culture in the global city / / Natasha Kumar Warikoo
Balancing acts : youth culture in the global city / / Natasha Kumar Warikoo
Autore Warikoo Natasha Kumar <1973->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (244 p.)
Disciplina 305.235086/91209421
Soggetto topico Youth - Social life and customs
Children of immigrants
High school students - Social life and customs
Assimilation (Sociology)
Academic achievement
Group identity
Soggetto non controllato administrators
behavioral problems
clothing
ethnographers
ethnography
globalism
high school students
hip hop culture
immigrant experiences
immigrant parents
immigrants
interviews
london
low achieving high schools
minority students
musical tastes
new york city
parents and kids
peer groups
racial diversity
rap culture
school setting
school success
survey data
teachers and students
urban setting
youth culture
youth music
youths
ISBN 1-283-27736-0
9786613277367
0-520-94779-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Understanding cultural incorporation -- Music and style: Americanization or globalization? -- Racial authenticity, "acting black," and cultural consumption -- Two types of racial discrimination: adult exclusion and peer bullying -- Positive attitudes and (some) negative behaviors -- Balancing acts: peer status and academic orientations -- Ethnic and racial boundaries -- Explaining youth cultures, improving academic achievement.
Altri titoli varianti Youth culture in the global city
Record Nr. UNINA-9910827938503321
Warikoo Natasha Kumar <1973->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011
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Beyond the grade : refining practices that boost student achievement / / Robert Lynn Canady, Carol E. Canady, Anne Meek
Beyond the grade : refining practices that boost student achievement / / Robert Lynn Canady, Carol E. Canady, Anne Meek
Autore Canady Robert Lynn
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bloomington, Indiana : , : Solution Tree Press, , [2017]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiii, 120 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 371.2/07
Collana Gale eBooks
Soggetto topico Academic achievement
Achievement motivation
School improvement programs
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Part II; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Epilogue; References and Resources; Untitled; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792518403321
Canady Robert Lynn  
Bloomington, Indiana : , : Solution Tree Press, , [2017]
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Beyond the grade : refining practices that boost student achievement / / Robert Lynn Canady, Carol E. Canady, Anne Meek
Beyond the grade : refining practices that boost student achievement / / Robert Lynn Canady, Carol E. Canady, Anne Meek
Autore Canady Robert Lynn
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bloomington, Indiana : , : Solution Tree Press, , [2017]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiii, 120 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 371.2/07
Collana Gale eBooks
Soggetto topico Academic achievement
Achievement motivation
School improvement programs
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Part II; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Epilogue; References and Resources; Untitled; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910815330703321
Canady Robert Lynn  
Bloomington, Indiana : , : Solution Tree Press, , [2017]
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Black American female undergraduates on campus [[electronic resource] ] : successes and challenges / / edited by Crystal Renée Chambers, Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe
Black American female undergraduates on campus [[electronic resource] ] : successes and challenges / / edited by Crystal Renée Chambers, Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bingley, U.K., : Emerald, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (247 p.)
Disciplina 370.117
378.1982996073
Altri autori (Persone) ChambersCrystal Renée
SharpeRhonda Vonshay
Collana Diversity in higher education
Soggetto topico African American women college students
African American women - Education (Higher)
Academic achievement
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-12053-3
9786613524393
1-78052-503-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto FRONT COVER; BLACK FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES ON CAMPUS: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; YOU GO GIRL!: TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF BLACK WOMEN; ENROLLMENT; DATA AND METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; ANALYZING THE FEMALE ADVANTAGE IN COLLEGE ACCESS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; METHODS; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ACTUALIZATION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE; METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
BLACK WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS IN COLLEGE: MAKING MEANING AT THE CROSSROADS OF RACE AND GENDERMETHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; A WAY OF MAKING IT: BLACK REENTRY FEMALES' SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES TO UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION; INTRODUCTION; PURPOSE OF STUDY & SCOPE OF CHAPTER; BLACK WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; IMPLICATIONS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; THE CULTURE OF COMPETITION: IDENTIFYING THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BLACK STUDENT-ATHLETES; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXISTING RESEARCH; APPROACH TO RESEARCH
DOMESTIC BLACK FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETESINTERNATIONAL BLACK FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETES; IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; SENDING AN SOS: HOW SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF BLACK LESBIANS AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT AND LGBT STUDENTS; BLACK LESBIANS AT PWIS: POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES IN GAINING SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK(S); RESEARCH DESIGN; FINDINGS; DISCUSSION; LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH; IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; SPECIAL FOCUS ON STEM FIELDS; AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH-ACHIEVING GIRLS: STEM CAREERS AS OPTIONS
LITERATURE REVIEWTHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; RESEARCH METHOD AND DESIGN; FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION; IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; DIFFERENTIAL GENDER OUTCOMES OF CAREER EXPLORATION SESSIONS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATES: AN EXAMINATION OF A COMPUTING SCIENCE OUTREACH EFFORT AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS; RELEVANT LITERATURE; AARCS PROGRAM; METHOD; FINDINGS; CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS; NOTE; REFERENCES; PREPARED AND PROGRESSING: BLACK WOMEN IN PHYSICS; INTRODUCTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LITERATURE ON UNDERREPRESENTED WOMEN IN STEM; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE
REFERENCESHOPING FOR THE UNEXPECTED: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AS STEM EDUCATORS; LITERATURE; RESEARCH METHODS; FINDINGS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
Record Nr. UNINA-9910457546003321
Bingley, U.K., : Emerald, 2012
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Boys, girls and achievement : addressing the classroom issues / / Becky Francis
Boys, girls and achievement : addressing the classroom issues / / Becky Francis
Autore Francis Becky
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (177 p.)
Disciplina 306.43
Soggetto topico Sex differences in education
Academic achievement
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-32871-1
1-134-57922-5
0-203-13645-4
0-203-16978-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Gender and Achievement: A Summary of Debates; Theoretical Perspectives of Gender Identity; Gendered Classroom Culture; Young People's Constructions of Gender and Status; Young People's Talk about Gender and Studentship; Young People's Views of the Importance of Gender and Education for their Lives; Young People's Talk about Gender and Behaviour; Discussion: Gender, Achievement and Status; Teaching Strategies for the Future; Interview Schedule; Transcript Conventions; Attributes of an Ideal Pupil; Notes; References
Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910450424503321
Francis Becky  
London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2000
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Boys, girls and achievement : addressing the classroom issues / / Becky Francis
Boys, girls and achievement : addressing the classroom issues / / Becky Francis
Autore Francis Becky
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (177 p.)
Disciplina 306.43
Soggetto topico Sex differences in education
Academic achievement
ISBN 1-134-57921-7
1-280-32871-1
1-134-57922-5
0-203-13645-4
0-203-16978-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Gender and Achievement: A Summary of Debates; Theoretical Perspectives of Gender Identity; Gendered Classroom Culture; Young People's Constructions of Gender and Status; Young People's Talk about Gender and Studentship; Young People's Views of the Importance of Gender and Education for their Lives; Young People's Talk about Gender and Behaviour; Discussion: Gender, Achievement and Status; Teaching Strategies for the Future; Interview Schedule; Transcript Conventions; Attributes of an Ideal Pupil; Notes; References
Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783743203321
Francis Becky  
London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2000
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Boys, girls, and achievement : addressing the classroom issues / / Becky Francis
Boys, girls, and achievement : addressing the classroom issues / / Becky Francis
Autore Francis Becky
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (177 p.)
Disciplina 306.43
Soggetto topico Sex differences in education
Academic achievement
ISBN 1-134-57921-7
1-280-32871-1
1-134-57922-5
0-203-13645-4
0-203-16978-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Gender and Achievement: A Summary of Debates; Theoretical Perspectives of Gender Identity; Gendered Classroom Culture; Young People's Constructions of Gender and Status; Young People's Talk about Gender and Studentship; Young People's Views of the Importance of Gender and Education for their Lives; Young People's Talk about Gender and Behaviour; Discussion: Gender, Achievement and Status; Teaching Strategies for the Future; Interview Schedule; Transcript Conventions; Attributes of an Ideal Pupil; Notes; References
Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910828249003321
Francis Becky  
London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000
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Building classroom success : eliminating academic fear and failure / / Andrew Martin
Building classroom success : eliminating academic fear and failure / / Andrew Martin
Autore Martin Andy <1962->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (242 p.)
Disciplina 371.102
Soggetto topico Effective teaching
Academic achievement
Classroom management
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-4411-2979-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Dedication; Part 1: Achievement Evolution in the Classroom; Chapter 1: Achievement in the twenty-first century; Academic fitness and academic survival; The challenges ahead; A closer look at 'achievement evolution'; Today's success is tomorrow's success; Students inherit their own success and failure; In what ways can students succeed?; POSITIVE THOUGHTS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY INCREASING...; Self-belief; Valuing school; Learning focus; POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY INCREASING...
PersistencePlanning; Task management; NEGATIVE THOUGHTS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY REDUCING...; Uncertain control; Anxiety; Failure avoidance; NEGATIVE BEHAVIOURS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY REDUCING...; Self-handicapping; Disengagement; In what ways can students 'fail'?; Conclusion; Part 2: Success in the Classroom; Chapter 2: Success seekers; Forward-looking; Pursuit of challenge; School/life balance; School as a journey, not a race; Quiet confidence and personal excellence; Achieving to please themselves, not others; Stars in their own right; Broader yields of success seeking
Long-term yields of success seekingHow do students come to be success seekers?; The barriers to success seeking; Conclusion; Part 3: Fear and Failure in the Classroom; Chapter 3: Fear, failure and self-esteem; Classroom audit; The fear and failure process; Students' responses to their fear of failure; The varieties of failure-oriented behaviours; Summary of failure-oriented strategies; Chapter 4: Self-esteem protection; What is self-esteem and why is it important?; What determines students' self-esteem and why?; A closer look at how academic achievement determines students' worth and value
Fear of failure or poor performance and failure avoidanceConclusion; Chapter 5: Self-handicapping; Types of self-handicapping; Procrastination; Choosing to perform under less than ideal conditions; The use of alcohol and other drugs to self-handicap; Letting themselves get rundown; 'Claytons' self-handicapping; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Defensive pessimism and defensive optimism; Defensive pessimism; Defensive optimism; Consequences of defensive optimism; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Disengagement and helplessness; Sliding down the fear and failure slope; Forms of disengagement and helplessness
Problem cycles leading to disengagement and helplessnessPoor fit between student and teacher, class, or school; Mental health, bullying and social isolation; Consequences of disengagement; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Overstriving and perfectionism; Ways to recognize an overstriver; Success is possible without overstriving; Causes of oversaving; Consequences of overstriving; Perfectionism; Success seeking; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Fear of success and success avoidance; Standing out from the crowd; Incurring disapproval; Pressure to do well next time; The Impostor Syndrome
Factors that shape avoidance and fear of success
Record Nr. UNINA-9910153098903321
Martin Andy <1962->  
London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010
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Building classroom success : eliminating academic fear and failure / / Andrew Martin
Building classroom success : eliminating academic fear and failure / / Andrew Martin
Autore Martin Andy <1962->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (242 p.)
Disciplina 371.102
Soggetto topico Effective teaching
Academic achievement
Classroom management
ISBN 1-4411-2979-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Dedication; Part 1: Achievement Evolution in the Classroom; Chapter 1: Achievement in the twenty-first century; Academic fitness and academic survival; The challenges ahead; A closer look at 'achievement evolution'; Today's success is tomorrow's success; Students inherit their own success and failure; In what ways can students succeed?; POSITIVE THOUGHTS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY INCREASING...; Self-belief; Valuing school; Learning focus; POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY INCREASING...
PersistencePlanning; Task management; NEGATIVE THOUGHTS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY REDUCING...; Uncertain control; Anxiety; Failure avoidance; NEGATIVE BEHAVIOURS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY REDUCING...; Self-handicapping; Disengagement; In what ways can students 'fail'?; Conclusion; Part 2: Success in the Classroom; Chapter 2: Success seekers; Forward-looking; Pursuit of challenge; School/life balance; School as a journey, not a race; Quiet confidence and personal excellence; Achieving to please themselves, not others; Stars in their own right; Broader yields of success seeking
Long-term yields of success seekingHow do students come to be success seekers?; The barriers to success seeking; Conclusion; Part 3: Fear and Failure in the Classroom; Chapter 3: Fear, failure and self-esteem; Classroom audit; The fear and failure process; Students' responses to their fear of failure; The varieties of failure-oriented behaviours; Summary of failure-oriented strategies; Chapter 4: Self-esteem protection; What is self-esteem and why is it important?; What determines students' self-esteem and why?; A closer look at how academic achievement determines students' worth and value
Fear of failure or poor performance and failure avoidanceConclusion; Chapter 5: Self-handicapping; Types of self-handicapping; Procrastination; Choosing to perform under less than ideal conditions; The use of alcohol and other drugs to self-handicap; Letting themselves get rundown; 'Claytons' self-handicapping; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Defensive pessimism and defensive optimism; Defensive pessimism; Defensive optimism; Consequences of defensive optimism; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Disengagement and helplessness; Sliding down the fear and failure slope; Forms of disengagement and helplessness
Problem cycles leading to disengagement and helplessnessPoor fit between student and teacher, class, or school; Mental health, bullying and social isolation; Consequences of disengagement; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Overstriving and perfectionism; Ways to recognize an overstriver; Success is possible without overstriving; Causes of oversaving; Consequences of overstriving; Perfectionism; Success seeking; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Fear of success and success avoidance; Standing out from the crowd; Incurring disapproval; Pressure to do well next time; The Impostor Syndrome
Factors that shape avoidance and fear of success
Record Nr. UNINA-9910796676903321
Martin Andy <1962->  
London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010
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Building classroom success : eliminating academic fear and failure / / Andrew Martin
Building classroom success : eliminating academic fear and failure / / Andrew Martin
Autore Martin Andy <1962->
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (242 p.)
Disciplina 371.102
Soggetto topico Effective teaching
Academic achievement
Classroom management
ISBN 1-4411-2979-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Dedication; Part 1: Achievement Evolution in the Classroom; Chapter 1: Achievement in the twenty-first century; Academic fitness and academic survival; The challenges ahead; A closer look at 'achievement evolution'; Today's success is tomorrow's success; Students inherit their own success and failure; In what ways can students succeed?; POSITIVE THOUGHTS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY INCREASING...; Self-belief; Valuing school; Learning focus; POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY INCREASING...
PersistencePlanning; Task management; NEGATIVE THOUGHTS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY REDUCING...; Uncertain control; Anxiety; Failure avoidance; NEGATIVE BEHAVIOURS - STUDENTS SUCCEED BY REDUCING...; Self-handicapping; Disengagement; In what ways can students 'fail'?; Conclusion; Part 2: Success in the Classroom; Chapter 2: Success seekers; Forward-looking; Pursuit of challenge; School/life balance; School as a journey, not a race; Quiet confidence and personal excellence; Achieving to please themselves, not others; Stars in their own right; Broader yields of success seeking
Long-term yields of success seekingHow do students come to be success seekers?; The barriers to success seeking; Conclusion; Part 3: Fear and Failure in the Classroom; Chapter 3: Fear, failure and self-esteem; Classroom audit; The fear and failure process; Students' responses to their fear of failure; The varieties of failure-oriented behaviours; Summary of failure-oriented strategies; Chapter 4: Self-esteem protection; What is self-esteem and why is it important?; What determines students' self-esteem and why?; A closer look at how academic achievement determines students' worth and value
Fear of failure or poor performance and failure avoidanceConclusion; Chapter 5: Self-handicapping; Types of self-handicapping; Procrastination; Choosing to perform under less than ideal conditions; The use of alcohol and other drugs to self-handicap; Letting themselves get rundown; 'Claytons' self-handicapping; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Defensive pessimism and defensive optimism; Defensive pessimism; Defensive optimism; Consequences of defensive optimism; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Disengagement and helplessness; Sliding down the fear and failure slope; Forms of disengagement and helplessness
Problem cycles leading to disengagement and helplessnessPoor fit between student and teacher, class, or school; Mental health, bullying and social isolation; Consequences of disengagement; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Overstriving and perfectionism; Ways to recognize an overstriver; Success is possible without overstriving; Causes of oversaving; Consequences of overstriving; Perfectionism; Success seeking; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Fear of success and success avoidance; Standing out from the crowd; Incurring disapproval; Pressure to do well next time; The Impostor Syndrome
Factors that shape avoidance and fear of success
Record Nr. UNINA-9910810455203321
Martin Andy <1962->  
London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010
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