Managing Pastoral Care

Pastoral care provision in schools has become increasingly marginalized in recent years. However, emphasis on the needs of the "whole learner" has become ever greater. Coupled with this is a growing recognition of theadverse effects of a wider social malaise on the development of students. This book stresses the need for a radical rethink and reprioritizing of pastoral support. It promotes the belief that pastoral care can contribute to and improve academic achievement, and analyzes every aspect of pastoral care and PSE.

About the author

Mike Calvert

Summary

Pastoral care provision in schools has become increasingly marginalized in recent years. However, emphasis on the needs of the "whole learner" has become ever greater. Coupled with this is a growing recognition of theadverse effects of a wider social malaise on the development of students. This book stresses the need for a radical rethink and reprioritizing of pastoral support. It promotes the belief that pastoral care can contribute to and improve academic achievement, and analyzes every aspect of pastoral care and PSE.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Calvert, Jenny Henderson
• Assisted by: Mike Calvert (Editor), Jenny Henderson (Editor)
• Publisher: Continnuum-3pl
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9780304700684
• ISBN: 978-0-304-70068-4
• No. of pages: 162
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 292 g
• Series: Cassell Studies in Pastoral Ca
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Bildungsstrategien und -politik, Education / Teaching, EDUCATION / Curricula, EDUCATION / Experimental Methods