Children, Families and Schools

Informationen zum Autor Sally Wiliams Klappentext Effective communication between the home and school is crucial for any child's education, but where special needs are concerned, creating good partnerships is essential. This book is concerned with home-school relations from an 'inclusive' perspective. Throughout, it highlights issues that are common across all children and families, those that reflect individual diversity and those that are of particular significance when children have special educational needs. Sally Beveridge provides debates on issues such as:* the conceptual and policy frameworks that form the background to this subject;* the fundamental nature of the learning environment that families represent for children;* the potential role of home-school relations in supporting the educational achievements of children from diverse backgrounds and with differing needs;* strategies for the development of positive communication with parents.This book offers a manageable overview of a complex topic, ensuring its appeal to students and practitioners alike. Zusammenfassung This book is concerned with home-school relations from an 'inclusive' perspective, in that it addresses questions common to all schools, but with an emphasis on children with special needs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Developing policy frameworks; Chapter 3 Home and family; Chapter 4 Educational disadvantage and the home–school relationship; Chapter 5 Developing home–school relationships; Chapter 6 Children's participation in the home–school relationship; Chapter 7 Towards partnership and participation;

Product details

• Authors: S. Beveridge, Sally Beveridge, Beveridge Sally
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.12.2004
• EAN: 9780415279338
• ISBN: 978-0-415-27933-8
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, EDUCATION / Counseling / Career Development, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Moral & social purpose of education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary