Schooling in Disadvantaged Communities Playing the Game from the Back of the Field /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Mills, Carmen (Συγγραφέας), Gale, Trevor (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Θέματα: Education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Teaching.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Sociology of Education.

Based on a study of one secondary school located in a disadvantaged community in Australia, this book provides a different perspective on what it means to ‘play the game’ of schooling. Drawing on the perspectives of teachers, parents and students, this book is a window through which to explore the p...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Locating the Research
• Coming to Terms with Social Inequalities in Education
• Student Achievement in Context
• Where Are the Good Teachers When You Need Them?
• What Should Effective Schooling Look Like?
• Competencies That Count
• Acquiring a Feel for the Game
• Letting Parents in on the Rules of the Game.