Schools and Communities : Working together to transform children''s lives.

Schools and Communities : Working together to transform children''s lives.

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 scho...

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Main Author: West-Burnham, John
Other Authors: Farrar, Maggie, Otero, George
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007.
Subjects:
Community and school > Social aspects.
Educational equalization.
Education.
Community and school > Social aspects
Education
Educational equalization
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Part 1
  • Education and the community; 1 A critique of schools and schooling; 2 The social context of education; 3 The moral purpose of education; Part 2
  • Building social capital; 4 Social capital and learning; 5 Engaging families and the community; 6 Dialogue as a community resource; 7 From silos to services; Part 3
  • Building capacity in communities; 8 Leadership in the community; 9 Community action; 10 Change and complexity in communities; 11 Monitoring, review and evaluation; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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