Beating the Odds

Beating the Odds
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Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015034934326
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Download or read book Beating the Odds written by Arthur Levine and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1996 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned educator Arthur Levine and coauthor Jana Nidiffer explore how some people overcome the most desperate circumstances to achieve the seemingly unreachable goal of a college degree. Drawing on their own study of 24 students, the authors detail the factors--relationships, resources, and activities-- that made a difference and allowed these students to go as far as they did.


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