"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.

HARVEY P. MANDEL, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist in Toronto, Canada, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, and Director of the Institute on Achievement and Motivation at York University. He has received major awards in the field of underachievement. SANDER I. MARCUS, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist in Chicago, Illinois, is a managing partner in the firm of Friedland & Marcus, and has counseled thousands of individuals about career paths. LORAL DEAN is a freelance writer and editor.