Education in the Best Interests of the Child : A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap /

Education in the Best Interests of the Child : A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap / R. Brian Howe, Katherine Covell.

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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 children's educational outcomes. Socially disadvantaged children around the world disproportionatel...

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Online Access: Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Authors: Howe, R. Brian (Author), Covell, Katherine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Educational equalization.
Academic achievement.
Educational change.
Children's rights.
School improvement programs.
School improvement programs
Academic achievement
Children's rights
Educational change
Educational equalization
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 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
  • Index

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