A framework for understanding poverty: a cognitive approach for educators, policymakers, employers, and service providers

Introduction

Resources, 'reality,' and interventions : how they impact 'situated learning'

Language and story : how they impact thinking, school, and work

Hidden rules among classes : how they impact relationships with people different from you

The 'situated learning' reality of generational poverty : how it impacts navigation of one's life

Role models and emotional resources : how they provide for stability and success

Support systems and parents : how they impact the ability to do homework and to navigate school and work

Creating relationships : how and why one is motivated to learn and change

Discipline : how to manage personal behavior so one can 'win' in a given environment

Instruction and improving achievement : how to live in the abstract representational world of school and work

Poverty and intersectionality : how poverty intersects with race, health, immigration

Poverty and the brain : how poverty impacts brain development

The parents of children in poverty : how to understand where they're coming from

Conclusion

Appendixes. Resources and interventions ; What are the causes of poverty? : excerpt from Understanding and engaging under-resourced college students ; What information does A framework for understanding poverty have that cannot be obtained easily from other sources? Why do critics love to hate it and practitioners love to use it? ; Poverty statistics ; Where do we go from here? : how do communities develop intellectual capital and sustainability? ; Study guide : A framework for understanding poverty.