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Isabelle Brodie - Children's Homes and School Exclusion: Redefining the Problem - 9781853029431 - V9781853029431
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Children's Homes and School Exclusion: Redefining the Problem

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Description for Children's Homes and School Exclusion: Redefining the Problem Paperback. this book highlights the significance of school exclusion as a pivotal process that has long-term negative effects not just on the individuals themselves but also for society as a whole. Drawing on individual accounts, the author demonstrates how aspects of the care system contribute to looked-after children being out of school. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1; JNHX; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.

Based on new, original research, this book highlights the significance of school exclusion as a pivotal process that has long-term negative effects not just on the individuals themselves but also for society as a whole. Drawing on individual accounts, the author demonstrates how aspects of the care system contribute to looked-after children being out of school. Her book explores the reasons for the difficulties they experience, and argues that they need to be differently conceptualised.

By drawing on both the personal accounts of the young people and on evidence gained by interviewing teachers and care professionals, she argues in ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853029431
SKU
V9781853029431
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Isabelle Brodie
Isabelle Brodie is a Research Fellow at the University of Luton. She is co-author, with David Berridge, of Children's Homes Revisited (1998) published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Reviews for Children's Homes and School Exclusion: Redefining the Problem
This book offers an interesting and, from a policy perspective, a helpful addition to the growing literatures on exclusion and more generally on the education of children in care.
Social Work Education For those professionals who are involved either in developing policy in this area or working on the front line with young people in care, this book is ... Read more

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