Abstract This multiple case study examines practices of educators in high schools called “odds-beaters”. These schools are exemplary in that they consistently achieve better-than-predicted graduation outcomes among economically disadvantaged, African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, and English language learners. Findings from this study revealed that these schools are characterized in part by educators’ priorities for an interdisciplinary specialization known as positive youth development (PYD). These priorities are expressed in how educators talk about young people; their use of PYD practices as a school improvement resource; and their strategies for facilitating students’ engagement, agency, and identity development. The PYD practices evidenced in these schools offer insights for others and serve as a source for those struggling to improve college and career readiness among their diverse students.

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积极发展青年，将其作为击败困难中学的一种改进资源

摘要这项多案例研究研究了高中教育者称为“打败者”的做法。这些学校具有示范性，因为它们在经济弱势的非裔美国人/黑人，西班牙裔/拉丁美洲人和英语学习者中始终取得比预期更好的毕业结果。这项研究的结果表明，这些学校的部分特点是教育者优先发展跨学科专业，即积极青年发展（PYD）。这些优先事项体现在教育者如何谈论年轻人方面；将PYD做法用作学校改善资源；以及促进学生参与，代理和身份发展的策略。