Education in the Best Interests of the Child (inbunden)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
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Engelska
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272
Utgivningsdatum
2013-02-07
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3
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University of Toronto Press
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230 x 154 x 17 mm
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9781442614512

Education in the Best Interests of the Child

A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap

av R Brian Howe, Katherine Covell
Häftad,  Engelska, 2013-02-07
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A large body of research in disciplines from sociology and policy studies to neuroscience and educational psychology has confirmed that socioeconomic status remains the most powerful influence on childrens educational outcomes. Socially disadvantaged children around the world disproportionately suffer from lower levels of educational achievement, which in turn leads to unfavourable long-term outcomes in employment and health. Education in the Best Interests of the Child addresses this persistent problem, which violates not only the principle of equal educational opportunity, but also the broader principle of the best interests of the child as called for in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Building on the childrens rights work accomplished in their previous book, Empowering Children, Brian Howe and Katherine Covell identify three types of reform that can significantly close the educational achievement gap. Their findings make an important argument for stronger and more comprehensive action to equalize educational opportunities for disadvantaged children.
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Howe and Covell offer up an excellent, compelling argument for addressing the achievement gap that exists among children by using a human rights perspective. Recommended. -- L.T. Grover * Choice Magazine; vol 51:05:14 *

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R. Brian Howe is a professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Childrens Rights Centre at Cape Breton University. Katherine Covell is a professor in the Department of Psychology and executive director of the Childrens Rights Centre at Cape Breton University.

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Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. In Search of the Best Interests of the Child 2. The Principle of the Best Interests of the Child 3. Challenges for Best Interests in Education 4. Implementing Early Childhood Education 5. Improving School Practices 6. Transforming School Cultures 7. Moving Forward References Notes Index

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