A framework for understanding poverty a cognitive approach / Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.

Author/creator Payne, Ruby K.
Format Electronic
Edition5th revised edition.
Publication InfoHighlands, Tex. : Aha! Process, Inc., [2013]
Description239 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Subjects

Contents Resources, 'reality,' and interventions : how they impact 'situated learning' -- Language and story : how they impact thinking, school, and work -- Hidden rules among classes : how they impact relationships with people different from you -- The 'situated learning' reality of generational poverty : how it impacts navigation of one's life -- Role models and emotional resources : how they provide for stability and success -- Support systems and parents : how they impact the ability to do homework and to navigate school and work -- Creating relationships : how and why one is motivated to learn and change -- Discipline : how to manage personal behavior so one can 'win' in a given environment -- Instruction and improving achievement : how to live in the abstract representational world of school and work.
Abstract The 5th edition features an enhanced chapter on instruction and achievement; greater emphasis on the thinking, community, and learning patterns involved in breaking out of poverty; plentiful citations, new case studies, and data: more details findings about interventions, resources, and causes of poverty, and a review of the outlook for people in poverty---and those who work with them.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-230) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014397351
ISBN9781938248016 (pbk.)
ISBN1938248015 (pbk.)

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