Working with disaffected students [electronic resource] : why students lose interest in school and what we can do about it / Kathryn A. Riley and Elle Rustique-Forrester, with Mary Fuller [and others].
- Author:
- Riley, Kathryn A.
- Published:
- London : Paul Chapman, 2002.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 114 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators:
- Rustique-Forrester, Elle
Fuller, Mary I. - Access Online:
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Pt. I Introduction -- 1.School lives: fact and fiction -- Pt. II Setting the Scene -- 2.A problem shared? -- 3.Putting the study in place -- Pt. III Telling Tales out of School -- 4.Children's voices -- 5.Parents' voices -- 6.Teachers and headteachers in the firing line -- Pt. IV Policy and Practice in Social Inclusion -- 7.Different voices but similar tales -- 8.Policy into practice -- 9.Making changes happen -- 10.No more villains.
- Summary:
- This text tackles some of the issues which confront policy-makers and practitioners in many countries and contexts. It discusses why so many students - and their teachers - are unhappy with their lot.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781446215074 (ebook)
- Audience Notes:
- Specialized.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 25810633