Working with disaffected students : 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].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-109) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Chris Trinick, Chief Executive -- Lancashire County Council -- School lives: fact and fiction -- Setting the Scene -- A problem shared? -- Putting the study in place -- Telling Tales out of School -- Children's voices -- Parents' voices -- Teachers and headteachers in the firing line -- Policy and Practice in Social Inclusion -- Different voices but similar tales -- Policy into practice -- Making changes happen -- 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.
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