Schools and Communities

Working together to transform children's lives

Professor John West-Burnham author Maggie Farrar author George Otero author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:10th Apr '07

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Schools and Communities cover

This is very important book that is a must read-for anyone involded in the implementation of the Children's Act, Children's Centres and extended schools and in developing community based strategies to support educational improvement

Human relationships are fundamental to educational and social development and increasing importance is being attached to cooperation and collaboration between schools and the community. This book is rooted in the principle that every child and young person has a fundamental entitlement to equal educational opportunities.This book is rooted in the principle that every child and young person has a fundamental entitlement to equal educational opportunities. Human relationships are fundamental to educational and social development and increasing importance is being attached to cooperation and collaboration between schools and the community, and between the agencies that provide services for children and young people.

Dominant themes throughout this well structured book include social justice and equity, social capital, community capacity building, and the moral purpose of education...Case study examples and chapters on partnership working and evaluation offer useful advice   -- Colleen Cummings, Learning & Teaching Update, Dec 2007
With the extended school agenda and the need to crack the cycle of disadvantage, this book is timely, illuminating and persuasive. -- Professor Tim Brighouse

ISBN: 9781855392335

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 384g

192 pages