Overview

Disaffected pupils respond well in circumstances where they feel secure, where they have a sense of being valued and respected, and where they perceive there to be opportunities for them to succeed. Paul Cooper offers some insights into how these outcomes might be achieved in both mainstream and segregated settings. Paul Cooper grounds his investigation in the views expressed by a group of pupils who have been excluded from mainstream schools and placed in residential schools for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties. He charts the perceptions these pupils have of their current and former experience of schooling, as well as their views on the nature and causes of their difficulties. Connecting the insights gained from these pupils to work that has been done in the area of school effectiveness, he offers some guidelines on ways in which teachers and managers can work towards reducing disaffection in schools. The book's practical research base emphasises the need to find solutions to educational problems within the real life contexts in which they occur; it will be of interest to all those whose concerns are with the everyday realities of schooling.

Full Product Details

Author:   Paul Cooper
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 14.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780415064835

ISBN 10:   041506483
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   07 January 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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`This is an excellent, well written and easily read book....should prove invaluable for teachers and managers.' - NASUWT Advisory Committee for Special Needs (Wales) `should be read by all those interested in improving school effectiveness andin helping all children, no matter what their backgrounds or abilities, to reach their full potential... I enjoyed it enormously.' - British Journal of Educational Psychology `The book shows what is involved in ensuring true entitlement to the broad and balanced curriculum .' - Times Educational Supplement Runner up in the 1993 TES/NASEN Book Awards

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