Other Ways to Win: Creating Alternatives for High School Graduates
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| Title: | Other Ways to Win: Creating Alternatives for High School Graduates |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gray, Kenneth C., Herr, Edwin L. |
| Source: | Corwin Press. 2006. |
| Availability: | Corwin Press, A SAGE Publications Company. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: order@sagepub.com; Web site: http://www.corwinpress.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Document Type: | Book Guides - Classroom - Teacher |
| Education Level: | Postsecondary Education Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | High School Graduates, Colleges, Career Guidance, Academic Education, Noncollege Bound Students, Curriculum Design, Educational Attitudes, Academic Achievement |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4129-1780-3 |
| Abstract: | Research suggests that more than half of high school graduates are not academically prepared for college, yet they do not have significant learning disabilities preventing them from succeeding in a traditional classroom setting. This timeless bestseller, now in its third edition and updated with new data, recommendations, and observations explores the choices available to these students beyond traditional four-year colleges. Illustrating options that are more accessible and carry a much higher probability of student success, this resource: dispels the "One Way to Win" myth; presents "Other Ways to Win" not requiring a four-year college degree; and provides benefits for students with alternate forms of post-high-school education. Three parts and eleven chapters comprise this book. Part I, The One Way to Win Myth, contains: (1) The One Way to Win Myth; (2) Recognizing the Forces behind One Way to Win; and (3) Limited Options for Special Populations. Part II, Counting the Losers in the One Way to Win Game, contains: (4) Questionable Academic Preparation; (5) Winners and Losers in the One Way to Win Game; and (6) Who Cares? The Politics of Average Students. Part III, Creating Other Ways to Win, contains: (7) The High Skill/High Wage Rationale; (8) Step One: Providing Systematic Career Guidance for Students and Structured Feedback for Parents; (9) Step Two: Redesigning the High School Academic Curriculum; (10) Step Three: Ensuring Equal Status and Focused Academics; and (11) Other Ways to Win and Success for All. The book also contains Prefaces to all three editions, as well as acknowledgments, author profiles, references, and an index. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| Access URL: | https://www.corwinpress.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book227855 |
| Accession Number: | ED495619 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Research suggests that more than half of high school graduates are not academically prepared for college, yet they do not have significant learning disabilities preventing them from succeeding in a traditional classroom setting. This timeless bestseller, now in its third edition and updated with new data, recommendations, and observations explores the choices available to these students beyond traditional four-year colleges. Illustrating options that are more accessible and carry a much higher probability of student success, this resource: dispels the "One Way to Win" myth; presents "Other Ways to Win" not requiring a four-year college degree; and provides benefits for students with alternate forms of post-high-school education. Three parts and eleven chapters comprise this book. Part I, The One Way to Win Myth, contains: (1) The One Way to Win Myth; (2) Recognizing the Forces behind One Way to Win; and (3) Limited Options for Special Populations. Part II, Counting the Losers in the One Way to Win Game, contains: (4) Questionable Academic Preparation; (5) Winners and Losers in the One Way to Win Game; and (6) Who Cares? The Politics of Average Students. Part III, Creating Other Ways to Win, contains: (7) The High Skill/High Wage Rationale; (8) Step One: Providing Systematic Career Guidance for Students and Structured Feedback for Parents; (9) Step Two: Redesigning the High School Academic Curriculum; (10) Step Three: Ensuring Equal Status and Focused Academics; and (11) Other Ways to Win and Success for All. The book also contains Prefaces to all three editions, as well as acknowledgments, author profiles, references, and an index. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-4129-1780-3 |
