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1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ethnic minorities and education : new disadvantages / Sally Tomlinson -- Boys' underachievement : social class and changing masculinities / Helen Lucey and Valerie Walkerdine -- Pupil absenteeism in the primary school / Tim Carroll -- Promoting the educational achievement of looked-after children / Sonia Jackson -- Social disadvantage and disruptive behaviour in school / Maurice Chazan -- Recognizing differences : reinterpreting family involvement in early literacy / Eve Gregory -- Early childhood education to ensure a 'fair start' for all / Kathy Sylva -- Pupils' perspectives on their education / Theo Cox -- Can school improvement overcome the effects of disadvantage? / Peter Mortimore and Geoff Whitty -- LEAs : the problem or the solution? / Anne Sofer -- Combating unequal access to education : the work of a local education authority educational psychology service / Irvine S. Gersch [and others] -- Co-ordinated services for disadvantaged children : an international perspective / Peter Evans -- Social, economic and political climate in the United States and the education of people of colour / Carl A. Grant and Lavonne J. Williams -- Support for lifelong learning / John MacBeath. |
| Summary |
International contributors focus on the challenges to the educational system posed by children and young people who experience a variety of social and economic disadvantages. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Children with social disabilities -- Education.
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Children with social disabilities -- Education. |
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School improvement programs.
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School improvement programs. |
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Educational change.
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Educational change. |
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Education and state.
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Education and state. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cox, T. (Theodore)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Combating educational disadvantage. London ; New York : Falmer Press, 2000 0750709014 (DLC) 99039563 (OCoLC)41880368 |
| ISBN |
0203169905 (electronic book) |
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9780203169902 (electronic book) |
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0203009835 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780203009833 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0750709014 (cased) |
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0750709006 (paperback) |
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