"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.