Schools and Communities

Working together to transform children's lives

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This book is rooted in the principle that every child and young person has a fundamental entitlement to equal educational opportunities. Human relationships are fundamental to educational and social development and increasing importance is being attached to cooperation and collaboration between schools and the community, and between the agencies that provide services for children and young people.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-04-10
Mått:189 x 246 x 11 mm
Vikt:384 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781855392335

Utforska kategorier

Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

John West-Burham is a teacher, writer and consultant in educational leadership. He is senior visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Educational Leadership, University of Manchester and Senior Research Adviser at the National College for School Leadership.

Recensioner i media

Dominant themes throughout this well structured book include social justice and equity, social capital, community capacity building, and the moral purpose of education...Case study examples and chapters on partnership working and evaluation offer useful advice

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionSection 1: Education and the communityChapter 1 A critique of schools and schoolingChapter 2 The social context of educationChapter 3 The moral purpose of educationSection 2: Building social capitalChapter 4 Social Capital and LearningChapter 5 Engaging Families and the CommunityChapter 6 Dialogue as a Community ResourceChapter 7 From services to silosSection 3: Building capacity in communitiesChapter 8 Leadership in the communityChapter 9 Community Action Chapter 10 Change and complexity in communitiesChapter 11Monitoring, review and evaluationReferencesEducation and the community