1st Edition

Developing Holistic Education A Case Study of Raddery School for Emotionally Damaged Children

By Philip Seed Copyright 1992
202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1992. At one level, this book is about the care and education of children with very special needs. The needs result from emotional damage which impinges on their lives both at school and at home. At another level, it is about the development of a holistic approach to education – applicable to all children generally. The first part of the book describes the Raddery experience... Read more

Foreword Sir Kenneth Alexander;  1. Introduction – A Very Special School for Children with Very Special Needs;  Part One: The Raddery Experience;  2. Raddery as a Community  3. Raddery as a School  4. The Raddery Experience Viewed by Children, Parents and Staff  5. Raddery in Context;  Part Two: Policy and Practice Implications;  6. Residential Child Care  7. Special Education  8. Preparation for Inter-Dependant Living  9. Return to Raddery and Summary of Conclusions;  Index

Biography

Philip Seed