Books in the Critical Issues in Contemporary American Education Series series

This text shows how and why US educational reforms must seek to build upon rather than downplay the native culture and language of minority students. The work includes stories from teachers and students that show what works - and what doesn't - in creating effective educational oppurtunties.

Makes the case theoretically for deliberate intervention to develop academic ability for students not naturally disposed to develop such ability by the conditions under which they live. This book includes discussions of intellective competence and intellective character as products of the development of academic ability.