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Author:   Ides Nicaise
Publisher:   Policy Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.709kg
ISBN:  

9781861342881

ISBN 10:   1861342888
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   08 November 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Part One: a status quaestionis - the educational situation of disadvantaged children; strategies to reduce educational inequality - a general framework. Part Two: equal opportunity strategies - learning duties and learning rights; financial and material assistance for low-income pupils; integrated services for disadvantaged young people; early childhood education. Part Three: equal treatment strategies - curricular reforms; social expectations, poverty and pedagogical innovations; teacher training; parent-school-community relationships; provision, integration and inclusion for children with special needs. Part Four: equal outcomes strategies - educational priority policies; learning support; alternative curricula, transition systems and second-chance provisions; conclusions and recommendations.

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... there is a wealth of information here. Current provision may remain 'inadequate' if the challenges of social exclusion are to be tackled, but a comprehensive tool-kit of potentially relevant interventions is provided in this book. Work, Employment & Society

... there is a wealth of information here. Current provision may remain 'inadequate' if the challenges of social exclusion are to be tackled, but a comprehensive tool-kit of potentially relevant interventions is provided in this book. Work, Employment & Society The right to learn is an ambitious attempt to link education policy to the struggle for inclusion. It is a valuable addition to the comparative policy studies literature. Michael Wiseman

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Ides Nicaise, Higher Institute of Labour Studies, University of Leuven

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