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Exclusion From School Multi-Professional Approaches to Policy and Practice
314 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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The number of pupils excluded from school has risen sharply over the past few years. To a great extent, this can be directly attributed to the increased competition between schools, following the introduction of the 1988 Education Reform Act. Many schools are concerned that children with behavioural problems will damage the image of the school and so can be reluctant to admit these pupils to the... Read more
Part I. Trends and Theoretical Overview 1. Exlusions - Trends and Issues 2. Stories of Exclusion: Natural and Unnatural Selection 3. The Signal of Failure: School Exclusions and the Market System of Education 4. Government Policy and Disadvantaged Children 5. Black Boys Excluded from School: Race or Masculinity Issues? 6. No Home, No School, No Future: Exclusions and Children Who Are 'Looked After' 7. Professionals, Children and Power Part II. Consequences of Exclusions 8. The Cost of Primary School Exclusions 9. The Effects of Waiting on Excluded Children 10. Who Excludes Whom? The Personal Experience of Exclusion 11. Tales from the Exclusion Zone: The Views of Teachers and Pupils 12. Damaged Goods? An Interpretation of Excluded Pupil's Perceptions of Schooling Part III. Preventative Strategies and Policies 13. The Staff Sharing Scheme: A School-Based Management System for Working with Challenging Child Behaviour 14. Resisting the Trend to Exclude 15. Primary School Exclusions: The Need for Integrated Solutions 16. Exclusion from School: The Role of Outside Agencies 17. Cities in Schools: A New Approach for Excluded Children and Young People References. Index.
Biography
Eric Blyth, Judith Milner
'This is probably one of the most complete sources of information about the causes and far-reaching effects of exclusion from school that exists today ... an important publication.' - British Journal of Social Work
'This is the most thorough publication on the issues of school exclusion that has yet appeared. It addresses what are some of the main issues.' - Robert Sanders, University of Wales, Swansea
'The book has many strengths, not least its refreshingly cross-disciplinary set of contributors. The chapters comprise a valuable collation of issues, insights and reminders in this general area.' - Child and Family Social Work 1998
