Foreword - Christian J Faltis Introduction - Hersholt C Waxman Reversing the Cycle of Educational Failure for Students in At-Risk School Environments PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL ISSUES Philosophical and Conceptual Issues Related to Students At Risk - Paul F Bitting, Paula A Cordiero and H Prentice Baptiste Jr Marginality, Community, and the Responsibility of Educators for Students Who Do Not Succeed in School - Robert L Sinclair and Ward J Ghory The Dropout Issue and School Reform - Ray Garcia and Judith Walker de Felix PART TWO: ISSUES CONFRONTING AT-RISK STUDENTS Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children - Eugene E Garcia Effective Instructional Practices and Related Policy Issues Learning Technology Contexts for At-Risk Children - Richard T Johnson Learning Differences Among At-Risk Minority Students - Olivia N Saracho and Cynthia Koren Gerstl PART THREE: LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT Leadership that Promotes Instability - Eugene E Eubanks and Ralph Parish A Hope for At-Risk Students Thinking Differently About Leadership Development in a Culturally Plural Society - A Reynaldo Contreras Multicultural Teacher Education - Marilynne Boyle-Baise and Carl A Grant A Proposal for Change PART FOUR: EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN AT-RISK SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS Toward a Model of Elementary Grades - Samuel C Stringfield and Nancy Yoder Instructional Programs that Improve the Reading Comprehension of Students At Risk - Yolanda N Padron Implementation of an Urban School-Within-A-School Approach - Daniel U Levine Accelerated Schools for Students in At-Risk Situations - Jane McCarthy and Henry M Levin Conclusion - Judith Walker de Felix, H Prentice Baptiste Jr and James E Anderson Future Directons for Educating Students At Risk.