"Could Do Better" : Why children underachieve and what to do about it

This groundbreaking book identifies six distinctly different types of underachievers--coaster-cruisers, overanxious underachievers, identity-searchers, wheeler-dealers, sad underachievers, and defiant underachievers--and offer parents and teachers simple steps for helping each type get back on the achievement track. HARVEY P. MANDEL, PhD, (Toronto, Canada) is a licensed clinical psychologist, an associate professor of psychology and Director of the Institute on Achievement and Motivation at York University. SANDER I. MARCUS, PhD, (Chicago, Illinois) is a licensed clinical psychologist and business consultant.