Educating difficult adolescents : effective education for children in public care or with emotional and behavioural difficulties

Educating difficult adolescents : effective education for children in public care or with emotional and behavioural difficulties /

Educational achievements for children in care are significantly poorer than for the general school population. This book explores why this is and how to enable children in care to succeed in the classroom. It evaluates the educational experience and performance of a sample of d̀ifficult' adoles...

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Other Authors: Berridge, David (Professor of Child & Family Welfare)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008
Series:Quality matters in children's services.
Subjects:
Teenagers with social disabilities > Education > Great Britain.
Teenagers > Institutional care > Great Britain.
Foster children > Education > Great Britain.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The local context
  • Young people's background experiences
  • Placements and stability
  • Quality of care
  • Outcomes
  • Education
  • Support services and support costs
  • Conclusion.

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