Building a Culture of Hope: Enriching Schools With Optimism and Opportunity
- ISBN-10
- 1936764636
- ISBN-13
- 9781936764631
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-05-20
- Publisher
- Solution Tree Press
- Authors
- Robert D. Barr, Emily L. Gibson
Description
Research demonstrates that children of poverty need more than just academic instruction to succeed. Discover a blueprint for turning low-performing schools into Cultures of Hope! The authors draw from their own experiences working with high-poverty, high-achieving schools to illustrate how to support students with an approach that considers social as well as emotional factors in education.
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