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Publication Date: 2013-Nov
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Uncovering Innovations Strategy: Positive Deviance that Are Invisible in Plain Sight
Singhal, Arvind
Phi Delta Kappan, v95 n3 p28-33 Nov 2013
Every community has individuals or groups who manage to find better solutions to problems than their peers, although everyone has access to the same resources and challenges. Those are the positive deviants.
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Nutrition, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence, Dropout Prevention, Academic Achievement, School Holding Power, Critical Incidents Method, Change Strategies, Problem Solving, Coping, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education
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Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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