Masten (1994),
have noted that limited resources in the
school environment, and within the community
at large, may prevent students from
achieving resilient outcomes. Wang and her
colleagues also have suggested that students
who attend schools with high concentrations
of underachieving, poor, and minority
students may be at increased risk of
academic failure. In contrast, at-risk students
who attend well-funded schools with
quality resources and more advantaged