Alternatives to Exclusion from School / Edition 1

by Pamela Munn, Gwynedd Lloyd, Mairi Ann Cullen

Overview

Exclusion from school is a major concern for teachers, parents and children, and features in government initiatives to tackle social exclusion. This book takes a broad look at exclusion, mapping the extent of exclusions and showing what factors can lead to children being excluded, whether permanently or informally, from school.

The authors focus on various kinds of in-school alternatives to exclusion. They show how schools and teachers can make a difference to young people's emotional and social development, as well as to their cognitive-intellectual development. For many children with difficulties in their families or communities, school can be a safe and supportive refuge. School is also much more than just the subjects

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853964572
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/26/2001
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Research interests include:
inclusion and exclusion;
education and social welfare policy;
law and young people’s rights;
the construction and use in practice of labels and categories of deviance;
the identification and development of supportive professional practice with children and young people in difficulty in and out of school;
inter-agency and multiprofessional working.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Exclusion and Excluded Pupils
How Widespread Is Exclusion?
Policy Matters
Ethos and Exclusion
Sanctions and Support
School Responses to ‘Challenging' Behaviour
Supporting Pupils (and Teachers) in School to Avoid Exclusion
Out of School
How Effective Are Alternatives to Inclusion?
‘Together to School Again'? Perspectives on Inclusion and Exclusion in Different Countries
Towards Zero Exclusion

Editorial Reviews

‘... an excellent volume, one which should become essential reading for students of education, especially those at the start of their careers. Incidentally, not only is the book concise; unusually for a jointly-authored book it is also hard to see the joins; it really does read well' - Scottish Affairs

‘An interesting comparison of pairs of schools which differed in the extent to which they excluded, the authors found several differences: the schools' views on what education is all about; the way the curriculum is structured; relations with parents; and decision-making about exclusion' - Times Educational Supplement

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