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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Julie Allan , Ralph CattsPublisher: Policy Press Imprint: Policy Press ISBN: 9781847429292ISBN 10: 1847429297 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 25 April 2012 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart I Social capital and inclusion; Evaluating an inclusive education programme: lessons in transient social capital ~ Beth Cross, Julie Allan and Dorothy McDonald; Inclusion of pupils from refugee families ~ Geri Smyth, George MacBride, Grace Paton and Nathalie Sheridan; Social capital in the lives of young carers ~ Monica Barry; Youth club connections ~ Marion Allison and Ralph Catts; Commentary: social capital and inclusion: implications for practice ~ George MacBride; Part II Social capital in and out of school; Social capital transitions of 'Get Ready For Work' trainees ~ Janine Muldoon and Ralph Catts; Social capital, diversity and inclusion: lessons from one primary school ~ Rowena Arshad and Susan Maclennan; Transitions to secondary schooling: a social capital perspective ~ Kevin Stelfox and Ralph Catts; Multiple capitals and Scottish independent schools: the (re)production of advantage ~ Bob Lingard, Joan Forbes, Gaby Weiner and John Horne; Commentary: schools and social capital: implications for practice ~ Rowena Arshad; Social capital for young people in educational and social policy, practice and research ~ Ralph Catts and Julie Allan.ReviewsThe research presented in this book provides an engaging and passionate contribution to the debate around issues of social mobility, inclusion and equality... useful to education policy makers and practitioners, as well as those interested in these issues and social capital theory. ARVAC bulletin This timely book makes a valuable contribution to the critical debate about social capital, while exploring its operation in schools and communities, and raising powerful considerations for policy makers. Jenny Ozga, Oxford University Department of Education It is heartening to see such careful and honest application of the notion of social capital to educational issues. This book makes important Scottish evidence available to a wider audience. Professor Tom Schuller, Director, Longview Author InformationJulie Allan is Professor of Education and Deputy Head of the School of Education, University of Stirling, Scotland. She is also Visiting Professor at the University of Boras, Sweden. Ralph Catts is a research consultant and previously was a senior research fellow in the School of Education, University of Stirling, and was the Senior Research Fellow for the Schools and Social Capital Network within the Applied Educational Research Scheme in Scotland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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