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Children Who Fail at School But Succeed at Life: Lessons from Lives Well-Lived
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780393711417 |
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Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 04/11/2016 |
Pages: | 304 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Introduction xv
Part I Lessons from Lives Well-Lived
1 The Childhood Years: Why Do They Fail? 3
2 Human Resilience and the Limits of Emotional Endurance 27
3 The Adult Years: How Do They Succeed? 45
4 Portraits of Resilience-In Context 87
Part II What Can Be
5 Preventing the Rise and Expediting the Demise of Erroneous Perceptions 119
6 Preventing School Failure, One School Day at a Time 133
7 Improving Emotional Self-Regulation and Self-Control Skills, One School Day at a Time 179
8 Improving Later Life Health Outcomes, One School Day at a Time 199
9 Preventing and Reducing Youth Violence, Youth Crime, and Future Risk of Incarceration, One School Day at a Time 209
10 Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect, One School Day at a Time 217
11 What Can Be: The Adult Years 221
12 Are There Things Thai Count That Can't Be Counted? And Do the Things We Count, Count? 233
Acknowledgments 239
References 243
Index 261