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Direct linkColeman, Marilyn; Nickleberry, Lynette – Family Relations, 2009
The purpose of this study was to critique in-print, post-1990 copyrighted stepfamily self-help books in order to provide guidance to helping professionals who work with these complex families. Of the 63 books reviewed, trained coders were able to strongly recommend 13 books for being well organized, for relying on clinical or empirical sources of…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Self Help Programs, Guidance, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedClifford, Margaret M. – Educational Leadership, 1990
School abandonment is a systemic failure that affects poor and affluent students alike and threatens our country's well-being. Such "educational suicide" is primarily a motivational problem. It is time for educators to replace coercive, constraint-laden techniques with autonomy-supportive techniques and to supplant error-proof lessons with…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Environment, Risk, Secondary Education
