- Introduction
- I. Reframing the Debate: What Children Can Become
- 1. Colliding Expectations of Family and School
- 2. Turning Points in Research on Expectations: Toward an Ecological Paradigm
- 3. Revisiting Educational Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
- II. Expectations in Classrooms: Through the Eyes of Students
- 4. Children Talk about Expectations for Achievement
- 5. Differences among Classroom Achievement Cultures
- 6. Children’s Lives in Contrasting Classrooms
- 7. Achievement Histories of Vulnerability and Resilience
- III. Expectations in Systems: Through the Eyes of Educators
- 8. Changing a Stratified School Culture
- 9. A School Culture for the Fullest Development
- 10. Achievement Cultures for University Faculty
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Index


Reaching Higher
The Power of Expectations in Schooling
Product Details
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$33.00 • £26.95 • €29.50
ISBN 9780674016194
Publication Date: 09/15/2004
Awards & Accolades
- 2003 Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award, Division K of the American Educational Research Association