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Informationen zum Autor Sheila Wolfendale has been a primary school teacher and remedial reading teacher, an educational psychologist in several LEAs and is currently director of a Doctorate in Educational Psychology training programme at the University of East London. She has authored and edited many books, booklets, chapters, articles and handbooks on aspects of special needs, early years, and parental involvement. She was awarded a Professorship in 1988 and in 1995 gained a PhD by published works. Klappentext First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung The aim of this text is to: identify existing good practice and present areas of developing practice; appraise the early impact of the Code in respect of partnership; and provide a forum for the examination and discussion of theory and practice issues in parent-professional relationships. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Delivering services for children with special needs: the place of parents, Sheila Wolfendale; Chapter 2 A review of the influence and effects of Portage, Mollie White; Chapter 3 A parental perspective on partnership, Robina Mallett; Chapter 4 The rise and impact of the parental lobby: including voluntary groups and the education of children with learning difficulties or disabilities, Alice Paige-Smith; Chapter 5 Implementing partnership with parents in schools, Sally Beveridge; Chapter 6 Parents as partners; some early impressions of the impact of the Code of Practice, Philippa Russell; Chapter 7 A review of Parent Partnership Schemes, Teresa Furze, Anna Conrad; Chapter 8 Promoting the effective practice of partnership, Sheila Trier; Chapter 9 Supporting parents at the Special Educational Needs Tribunal, Katy Simmons; Chapter 10 The needs of children and families: integrating services, Vincent McDonnell;
