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The New Labour Government puts Education, Education, Education at the heart of its agenda but is it doing enough to combat educational disadvantage? Combating Educational Disadvantage sets the discussion of educational disadvantage within the socio-political context of the 1980s and 1990s, with its market philosophy in education and brings together the contributions of leading writers and researchers of international standing.
The child-centred principles of early years education - which emphasize play and holistic learning - are being challenged by the implementation of a subject-based National Curriculum. The contributors to this book explore this challenge and offer some ways of meeting it practically and productively. Issues covered include: pedagogical issues, such as the cross-curricular, topic-based teaching; teacher's attitudes to subject knowledge; assessment issues, including baseline assessment at the age of five; and parental attitudes to the National Curriculum and its content at Key Stage 1.
"Unhappiness in children cannot be assessed in isolation from its context. Social, family and environmental factors may be significant contributory causes of unhappiness. Several well-known experts here describe the unhappiness to which children suffering from various handicaps or disadvantages are subject. The studies are wide-ranging and pertinent, and the approach is always sensitive and practical. This book will be of great interest and invaluable help to all who work with children."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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