TY - BOOK AU - West,Anne AU - Pennell,Hazel TI - Underachievement in schools T2 - School concerns series SN - 0203441206 AV - LC4696.G7 W47 2003eb U1 - 371.92/6 22 PY - 2003/// CY - London, New York PB - RoutledgeFalmer KW - Underachievers KW - Great Britain KW - Academic achievement KW - Children with social disabilities KW - Education KW - Retardés scolaires KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Enfants socialement défavorisés KW - Éducation KW - EDUCATION KW - Special Education KW - Learning Disabilities KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index; Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Facets of underachievement; What is underachievement?; Social background and achievement; Gender and achievement; Ethnic background and achievement; Other factors and achievement; Policy, practice, and solutions?; School structures and achievement; School-effectiveness research and achievement; Government policy and raising achievement; Schools raising attainment case studies; Discussion and policy implications; APPENDICES; The school system in the UK N2 - An analysis of how recent research and theory about underachievement and disadvantage in schools can be applied in practice UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=102161 ER -