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Frost, Lynda E. – 1992
The theoretical constructs underlying legislative approaches to at-risk student statutes are examined in this paper, with attention given to the ways in which educational institutions make certain factors significant to student success. Legislative approaches closely follow the epidemiology model, which attempts to identify, predict, and immunize…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection
