Screen LibraryResponding to Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools : A Reader for Teachers /
This book explores a range of challenges teachers face in dealing with situations of disadvantage, and explores different ways of thinking about these situations. Starting with a variety of incidents written by teachers in schools in disadvantaged settings, the book provides a range of ways of think...
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Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52156-9 |
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This book explores a range of challenges teachers face in dealing with situations of disadvantage, and explores different ways of thinking about these situations. Starting with a variety of incidents written by teachers in schools in disadvantaged settings, the book provides a range of ways of thinking about these - some more psychological, others more sociological - and chapters develop conversations between teachers and academics. These 'conversations' will help teachers reflect more deeply on the contexts in which they work, on what disadvantage means, and how disadvantage manifests in pr |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XI,206pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781137521569 |
| Index Number: | LC189 |
| CLC: | G40-052 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Disengagement -- Chapter 3. Confrontational Behaviour -- Chapter 4. Culture Clashes -- Chapter 5. Language and Communication Difficulties -- Chapter 6. Government Policies in Practice -- Chapter 7. Being a Teacher in a Disadvantaged Area -- Chapter 8. Schools and Their Communities -- Chapter 9. Beyond the Mainstream Classroom -- Chapter 10. The Vignettes as a Whole -- Chapter 11. Conclusions. |