High-Risk Children in Schools

High Risk Children in Schools offers a way for psychologists and educators to see and talk about the growing population of at-risk children--those likely to fail at formal schooling--while helping to redefine the relationship between schools and families. Using systems theory and developmental psychology, the authors present a new framework for the study and education of children who are at-risk. This framework--the Contextual Systems Model--creates a dialogue between the child and schooling through which meaning, goals and experiences are shared and accepted. Through this process, schools as contexts for development become forces for reducing risk. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.