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Self-determined Learning Theory - Construction, Verification, and Evaluation (Paperback): Deirdre K. Mithaug, Martin Agran,... Self-determined Learning Theory - Construction, Verification, and Evaluation (Paperback)
Deirdre K. Mithaug, Martin Agran, James E. Martin, Michael L. Wehmeyer
R1,624 Discovery Miles 16 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume brings together four semi-autonomous bodies of research (choice, self-determination, self-regulation, and self-management) to form a new theory of self-engaged learning entitled, Self-Determined Learning Theory. This theory explains why and how students self-engage. It identifies the factors that give students the sense of control over their learning that is needed for sustained, adaptive, and ultimately successful learning. It begins by describing the characteristics of disengaged learners, then describes and illustrates self-determined learning theory within both normal and special populations. It then examines the theory's predictive value across several special population contexts and then concludes with a critique of the theory's credibility and worth. Divided into three sections--theory construction, theory verification, and theory evaluation--this volume is organized using the four steps of a previous book, Learning to Theorize: A Four Step Strategy. Step 1 defines a problem of not understanding something as discrepancy between what is known and not known about a circumstance. Step 2 searches for information and explanations to change the condition of not knowing into a condition of knowing. Step 3 evaluates the credibility and worth of the explanation constructed in Step 2. Step 4 adjusts existing beliefs so they are consistent with the new theory. Although aimed primarily at leaders in special education, it should also appeal to researchers and scholars in psychology, educational psychology, and school psychology who are interested in the applications of self-regulated learning theory--in this case to special populations.

The Development of Autism - Perspectives From Theory and Research (Paperback): Jacob A. Burack, Tony Charman, Nurit Yirmiya,... The Development of Autism - Perspectives From Theory and Research (Paperback)
Jacob A. Burack, Tony Charman, Nurit Yirmiya, Philip R. Zelazo
R1,624 Discovery Miles 16 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dedicated to the memory and work of Lisa Capps, this volume is a forum for scholars and practitioners interested in the typical and atypical development of persons with autism. Each chapter is focused on theoretical considerations and the empirical evidence regarding a specific aspect of functioning, but common themes of development are considered throughout. Within this framework, the contributors provide a detailed and comprehensive account of the development of persons with autism. The book is divided into four sections: (1) Developmental, Neurobiological, Genetic, and Family Considerations; (2) Attention and Perception; (3) Cognition, Theory of Mind, and Executive Functioning; and (4) Social and Adaptive Behaviors. With the consideration of this broad range of topics, this volume is both a state-of-the-art resource about autism and a unique contribution to the study of development. It will be of interest to researchers and care providers from several domains, including psychology, psychiatry, social work, developmental psychology, and education. This volume can be used as a text in graduate and advanced undergraduate courses, and as a resource in applied settings.

Large-scale Assessment Programs for All Students - Validity, Technical Adequacy, and Implementation (Paperback): Gerald Tindal,... Large-scale Assessment Programs for All Students - Validity, Technical Adequacy, and Implementation (Paperback)
Gerald Tindal, Thomas M. Haladyna
R1,662 Discovery Miles 16 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The need for a comprehensive volume that reviews both the processes and issues involved in developing, administering, and validating large-scale assessment programs has never been greater. These programs are used for many purposes, including instructional program evaluation, promotion, certification, graduation, and accountability. One of the greatest problems we face is how to deal with special needs and bilingual populations. Examining these processes and issues is the mission of this book. It is organized into the following five sections: Introduction, Validity Issues, Technical Issues, Implementation Issues, and Epilogue. Each chapter follows a common structure: Overview of critical issues, review of relevant research, descriptions of current assessment methodologies, and recommendations for the future research and practice. Written by nationally recognized scholars,Large-Scale Assessment Programs for All Students: Validity, Technical Adequacy, and Implementation will appeal to anyone seriously involved in large scale testing, including educators, policymakers, testing company personnel, and researchers in education, psychology, and public policy.

Enduring Issues In Special Education - Personal Perspectives (Hardcover): Barbara Bateman, John W. Lloyd, Melody Tankersley Enduring Issues In Special Education - Personal Perspectives (Hardcover)
Barbara Bateman, John W. Lloyd, Melody Tankersley
R5,859 Discovery Miles 58 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Enduring Issues in Special Education is aimed at any course in the undergraduate or graduate special education curriculum that is wholly or partly devoted to a critical examination of current issues in special education. The book organizes 28 chapters into seven sections using familiar structuring principles-what, who, where, how, when, why, and whither. Each section begins with an introduction that provides historical, legal, and theoretical background information and organizing commentary for the chapters that follow. The book's objective, in addition to informing readers about the issues, is to develop critical thinking skills in the context of special education. Key features include the following: Dialectic Format - Each of the 28 chapters presents compelling reasons for addressing the issue at hand and specific ways to do so. Because each issue is written from different perspectives and focuses on a variety of aspects, readers are encouraged to weigh the arguments, seek additional information, and come up with synthesized positions of their own. Organizing Framework - The book's seven sections have been arranged according to a scheme that is the essence of most investigative reporting and provides a coherent, easy-to-understand framework for readers. Expertise - All chapters are written by leading scholars who are highly regarded experts in their fields and conclude with suggested readings and discussion questions for additional study.

Management and Administration of Rehabilitation Programmes (Hardcover): Roy I. Brown Management and Administration of Rehabilitation Programmes (Hardcover)
Roy I. Brown
R1,562 Discovery Miles 15 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1984, Management and Administration of Rehabilitation Programmes addresses issues in management and administration across a wide range of areas relating to the education, welfare, and quality of life of those with disabilities. The book covers a variety of topics, including employment, the establishment of service priorities, and the evaluation of services and promotion of innovation. In each case, problems in management and administration are highlighted and explored. Management and Administration of Rehabilitation Programmes will be of interest to administrators and students of the history of special education.

Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders - A Principled Guide for School Leaders (Hardcover): Nicola Crossley, Des... Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders - A Principled Guide for School Leaders (Hardcover)
Nicola Crossley, Des Hewitt
R4,063 Discovery Miles 40 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This valuable and accessible guide navigates school leaders and those in training through a number of key areas of inclusion, providing context and understanding, helpful definitions, examples of leadership in action, and ten essential principles of inclusive leadership. Inclusion: A Principled Guide for School Leaders discusses what a culture of inclusion should look like: in classes, in schools, and in the education sector more widely. Each chapter acts as a think piece to stimulate debate, to reflect upon the purpose of education, and to ask how far we have come in embracing inclusion. The book also offers suggested actions for principled leaders and illustrative case studies to bring the theory to life, taken from a range of schools and spanning a wide number of topics, including: Inclusive Learning Partnerships with Learners and Families Special Educational Needs Disadvantage and Socio-Economic Poverty Culture, Language and Ethnicity This book explores a variety of issues in inclusion, highlighting the implications for school leaders and offering an approach to develop learning for marginal groups through effective strategic leadership. It will be essential reading for SENCOs, middle and senior leaders, but equally of interest to those who aspire to be inclusive leaders of the future.

SEND Assessment - A Strengths-Based Framework for Learners with SEND (Hardcover): Judith Carter SEND Assessment - A Strengths-Based Framework for Learners with SEND (Hardcover)
Judith Carter
R4,053 Discovery Miles 40 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of The Essential SENCO Toolkit series, this invaluable resource offers practical ideas and materials to allow SENCOs and SEN practitioners to capture learning, demonstrate the impact of SEN support, and analyse whether provision is effectively tackling barriers to learning. Chapters introduce a shared language of learning and move through seven key components: cognition, communication, creativity, control, compassion, co-ordination and the curriculum. Key features include: A framework for the holistic assessment of skills and attributes that contribute to accessing the curriculum, and a framework for intervention that is additional to, or different from, the differentiated curriculum A unique strengths-based progress tracker that establishes a baseline to inform intervention and determine progress over time A photocopiable and downloadable programme of materials, trialled and tested in both primary and secondary settings, that can be shared with teachers, senior leaders and support staff, as well as with parents/carers and pupils Providing a framework to create a holistic profile of the child and their needs, SEND Assessment empowers professionals to confidently demonstrate progress for barriers to learning that are otherwise difficult to measure. It will support SENCOs in their day-to-day roles and become a vital tool for those interested in providing effective SEN provision in educational settings.

Arts Integration and Special Education - An Inclusive Theory of Action for Student Engagement (Hardcover): Alida Anderson Arts Integration and Special Education - An Inclusive Theory of Action for Student Engagement (Hardcover)
Alida Anderson
R4,754 Discovery Miles 47 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Arts Integration and Special Education contributes to research, policy, and practice by providing a theory of action for studying how linguistic, cognitive, and affective student engagement relates to arts integrated learning contexts and how these dimensions of engagement influence content area and literacy learning. Arts Integration and Special Education connects the interdisciplinary framework in human development and linguistics, special education, and urban education with primary action research by special educators trained in arts integration, working in an inclusive urban charter school with middle school age students. Upper elementary to middle-grade level student learning is relatively understudied and this work contributes across fields of special education and urban education, as well as arts education. Moreover, the classrooms in which the action research occurs are comprised of students with a diverse range of abilities and needs. The book's interdisciplinary model, which draws on developmental and educational psychology, special education, and speech/language pathology research and practice, is the first to posit explanations for how and why AI contexts facilitate learning in students with language and sensory processing disorders, and those at-risk for school failure due to low socioeconomic status conditions.

Medical Treatment of ADHD - A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents (Hardcover): J. Dennis Odell Medical Treatment of ADHD - A Practical Guide for Clinicians, Counselors, and Parents (Hardcover)
J. Dennis Odell
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This practical and easily navigable book covers the gamut of issues that need to be understood to provide excellent medical care for those with ADHD. Outside of mental health professionals, those who most often treat ADHD are primary care providers such as family practitioners, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and school personnel. Based on clinical conversations with patients with ADHD and their families, this book provides concise, useful, up to date information of a practical nature for most, if not all of the problems, associated conditions and questions that arise when an individual has concerns about ADHD. Treatments discussed include a thorough review of medication options, with expected results and side effects, as well as other recommended treatments including a variety of therapeutic modalities, and a review of less commonly considered but important interventions regarding general health, sleep, diet, exercise, and school interventions. Readers will gain an understanding of what ADHD is, practical reviews of the literature that will help in discussion with patients and their families the importance of intervention, and all the resources and options available to provide the best treatment strategies for anyone who has ADHD as well as the commonly associated conditions.

A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World - A philosophy for success through education (Hardcover): Matthew Wilkinson A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World - A philosophy for success through education (Hardcover)
Matthew Wilkinson
R4,514 Discovery Miles 45 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Educating Muslims in the Multi-Faith World makes the case for a contemporary educational philosophy of Islam to help Muslims surmount the challenges of post-modernity and to transcend the hiatuses and obstacles that Muslim face in their interaction and relationships with non-Muslims and visa-versa. It argues that the philosophy of critical realism in its original, dialectical and meta-Real moments so fittingly 'underlabours' (Bhaskar 1975) for the contemporary interpretation, clarification and conceptual deepening of Islamic doctrine, practice and education as to suggest and necessitate a distinctive branch of critical realist philosophy, specifically suited for this purpose. The book proceeds to explain how Islamic Critical Realism can revive and re-energise interpretation of the consensual elements of Islamic doctrine such as the six elements of Islamic belief and the five 'pillars' of Islamic practice so that these essential features of the Islamic way of life can help believers contribute positively to life in multi-faith democracies in a globalising world.Finally, the book shows how this Islamic Critical Realist approach can be brought to bear in humanities classrooms in history, religious education and citizenship to help Muslim young people negotiate and discover innovatively traditional Islamic approaches in the fields of education, economics, culture, gender-relations and inter-faith dialogue in 'new' Western Islamic and multi-faith contexts. Hence, this book provides a comprehensively theorised approach to thinking about Islam and Muslims in education to help Muslim and non-Muslim teachers, pupils and citizens to think creatively and coherently about the meanings of Islam in the West.

Educational Binds of Poverty - The lives of school children (Hardcover): Ceri Brown Educational Binds of Poverty - The lives of school children (Hardcover)
Ceri Brown
R4,195 Discovery Miles 41 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Shortlisted for BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed's second Ethnography Awards in partnership with the British Sociological Association! Educational Binds of Poverty tackles the assumptions made by many recent social and educational policy initiatives suggesting that the best way to improve educational prospects of children in poverty is through an increased emphasis upon a culture of control, discipline, regulation and accountability. In this book, Ceri Brown presents these assumptions against a review of the research literature and an original ethnographic longitudinal study into the lives of children in poverty, in order to highlight the gap between policy discourses and the lived experiences of children themselves. Through the theoretical concept of a set of 'binds' against educational success, the book explores four key areas that children in poverty have to navigate if they are to be successful in school. These are: material deprivation the cultural contexts of school, home and the community friendship and social capital the effects of student mobility through atypical school changes. In seeking to characterise and explain what life is like for young school children, this book questions why policy makers have a radically different frame of reference in purporting to understand how their policies will change the behaviour of those living in poverty. This leads onto a consideration of what lessons may be learned in order to contribute towards a more appropriate policy agenda that attends to the multiple binds that children in poverty have to negotiate.

101 Playground Games - A Collection of Active and Engaging Playtime Games for Children (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Therese Hoyle 101 Playground Games - A Collection of Active and Engaging Playtime Games for Children (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Therese Hoyle
R3,796 Discovery Miles 37 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* A comprehensive collection of 101 playground games to enliven and enrich playtime for children. * Brand new chapter on 'Clapping Games' * New Forward from Dr. Neil Hawkes (Values Based Education) * Companion website with downloads of key games and instructions.

Opening the Black Box - The Work of Watching (Hardcover): Gavin Smith Opening the Black Box - The Work of Watching (Hardcover)
Gavin Smith
R4,207 Discovery Miles 42 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are a prominent, if increasingly familiar, feature of urbanism. They symbolize the faith that spatial authorities place in technical interventions for the treatment of social problems. CCTV was principally introduced to sterilize municipalities, to govern conducts and to protect properties. Vast expenditure has been committed to these technologies without a clear sense of how precisely they influence things. CCTV cameras might appear inanimate, but "Opening the Black Box "shows them to be vital mediums within relational circulations of supervision.

The book principally excavates the social relations entwining the everyday application of CCTV. It takes the reader on a journey from living beneath the camera, to working behind the lens. Attention focuses on the labour exerted by camera operators as they source and process distanced spectacles. These workers are paid to scan monitor screens in search of disorderly vistas, visualizing stimuli according to its perceived riskiness and/or allurement. But the projection of this gaze can draw an unsettling reflection. It can mean enduring behavioural extremities as an impotent witness. It can also entail making spontaneous decisions that determine the course of justice. "

Opening the Black Box," therefore, contemplates the seductive and traumatic dimensions of monitoring telemediated riskscapes through the prism of camera circuitry. It probes the positioning of camera operators as vicarious custodians of a precarious social order and engages their subjective experiences. It reveals the work of watching to be an ambiguous practice: as much about managing external disturbances on the street as managing internal disruptions in the self.

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The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction - How to Maximise Your Practice (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Paula... The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction - How to Maximise Your Practice (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Paula Bosanquet, Julie Radford, Rob Webster
R4,051 Discovery Miles 40 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This second edition of The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction is the definitive guide to teaching assistant-pupil interaction, fully updated with examples from schools that have implemented techniques from the first edition. An invaluable professional development tool for classroom support staff and the teachers who work with them, this new edition answers the need for specific, practical guidance on the role of the teaching assistant. This practical and accessible guide sets out a role for teaching assistants that focuses on developing pupils' independence and ownership of learning, with key learning points now summarised in each chapter. Based on a classroom-tested framework and covering the main contexts in which teaching assistants work, it includes a range of strategies and reflective activities to help improve the support provided to pupils in everyday settings. This book sets out successful strategies for: Responding to additional needs Understanding the principles behind effective classroom talk Carefully scaffolding pupils' learning Delivering intervention programmes The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction is an essential read for all teaching assistants and will also be of interest to school leaders, SENCOs and teachers in both primary and secondary schools who wish to improve their deployment of teaching assistants and their own interactions with pupils. Used in combination with Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants in Primary Schools, The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction is a comprehensive and unrivalled resource for supporting school workforce improvement.

Language, Education and Citizenship in Japan (Paperback): Genaro Castro-Vazquez Language, Education and Citizenship in Japan (Paperback)
Genaro Castro-Vazquez
R1,528 Discovery Miles 15 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Based on extensive original research, this book explores the early educational experiences of foreign children in Japan. It considers foreign children s experiences of Japanese schools, examines the special tutoring such children often have to improve their language proficiency, and explores the role of mothers in encouraging their children s education. It contrasts the experiences of foreign children with those of Japanese children and sets out the extensive difficulties foreign children encounter in becoming fully accepted by and integrated into Japanese society. The book concludes by discussing the nature of citizenship in Japan and the importance of education, including early education, in shaping Japanese citizenship."

To Hold and Be Held - The Therapeutic School as a Holding Environment (Paperback): Daniel K. Reinstein To Hold and Be Held - The Therapeutic School as a Holding Environment (Paperback)
Daniel K. Reinstein
R1,409 Discovery Miles 14 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on the teachings of D.W. Winnicott and John Bowlby, who helped revolutionize thinking about relational psychology, To Hold and Be Held integrates the concepts of the 'holding environment' and attachment theory and describes how they are applied in a clinical setting. It also uses metaphor to both derive meaning from the language of the therapeutic process and to apply that meaning within a systems framework to effect significant therapeutic change. As the number of children with complex problems increases and the facilities to treat and manage them decrease, schools are left with few resources to cope. Professionals such as teachers, psychologists, social workers, and counselors need a new framework in which to think about and advocate for services for these children. To Hold and Be Held describes the creation of a system of working that not only holds the child and his family, but also holds the larger system as well - a system in which therapeutic services are integrated at all levels and implemented in public schools in a way that supports all those involved. This is not only a unique and successful way of working with children and their families, but a timely one as well.

Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants in Primary Schools - A Practical Guide for School Leaders (Hardcover): Rob... Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants in Primary Schools - A Practical Guide for School Leaders (Hardcover)
Rob Webster, Paula Bosanquet, Sally Franklin, Matthew Parker
R4,052 Discovery Miles 40 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on the lessons from one of the world's leading research and development efforts involving teaching assistants (TAs), this book is the authors' most authoritative text yet on how to design a whole school plan to improve TAs' deployment, practice and preparedness, and put it into action. The authors use robust theories and original research to explore an innovative and integrated approach to making the most of TAs, and recognising the valuable contributions they make to the classroom and the school. Structured around a unique and empirically sound conceptual framework, this book provides essential principles, practical tools and workable strategies, developed through collaboration with hundreds of UK schools. It focuses on ensuring TAs can thrive in their role, and presents the tools and techniques needed to do so accessibly, and is illustrated with case studies on school and classroom practices. Essential reading for all primary school leaders and SENCOs responsible for training and managing TAs, this book is also a useful resource for teachers and teaching assistants looking to optimise the TAs' contributions. Used in combination with The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction, Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants in Primary Schools is a comprehensive and unrivalled guide to supporting school workforce improvement.

Conversations that Make a Difference for Children and Young People - Relationship-Focused Practice from the Frontline... Conversations that Make a Difference for Children and Young People - Relationship-Focused Practice from the Frontline (Hardcover)
Lisa Cherry
R4,072 Discovery Miles 40 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this unique book, international trainer and consultant Lisa Cherry invites professionals from education, social work and healthcare to engage in conversations on a range of pertinent topics and issues affecting children and young people today. Divided into three main parts, which introduce attachment, adversity and trauma, each discussion places an emphasis on emotion and the understanding that we have as humans for compassion, empathy and connection. By encouraging collaboration between sectors and exploring a range of intersecting themes, the conversations take the reader on a winding journey to broaden their depth of thinking, reflect on their practice and to consider the central message: that we can bring about social change, one interaction at a time. This book is a call to action and an opportunity to look around and decide what kind of service we want to provide, what kind of community we want to live in and what sort of legacy we want to leave. At a time of ever-present social and political challenges, this book will stimulate conversations on current practice and professional development for the future and is a must-read for everyone working with children and young people.

Understanding and Responding to the Experience of Disability (Hardcover): Jill Porter Understanding and Responding to the Experience of Disability (Hardcover)
Jill Porter
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Understanding and Responding to the Experience of Disability informs readers about current understandings of disability and ways of recognizing the needs that arise from the lived experience of impairment in schools. While most schools have clear procedures in place with respect to identifying children with special educational needs, the same is not true for disability. Moreover, research suggests that many schools have restricted understanding of this distinction, often equating disability to children with SEN and children with health conditions, thereby failing to recognize the pivotal role of impact. In this insightful text, Jill Porter argues that disability needs to be understood within the setting in which it is experienced, thereby recognizing that it is not a fixed attributable label, but one that is cultural, contextual and fluid. By providing a theoretical basis for understandings of disability around notions of impairment, experience and impact, the book combines three key components: a conceptual understanding of disability - to provide a clear value driven framework for professional responses; an empirical illustration of the development of materials to support an understanding of why the process of disability data collection cannot simply be reduced to two questions on a form; embedded illustrative case study material to provide exemplars of how the materials can be contextualized and used to make adjustments to enhance the participation of all children.

More Everyday Objects: Colorcards (Cards, New Ed): Speechmark More Everyday Objects: Colorcards (Cards, New Ed)
Speechmark
R1,366 Discovery Miles 13 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

More Everyday Objects Featuring well known items recognisable to all ages and abilities. The everyday objects featured in this set of cards includes not only home based items but those that are equally familiar but found outside the home. The cards are arranged in categories for example: Food; Household objects; Personal items; Clothes; and Outside objects. Examples include: Baked potato; Orange; Kettle; Boots; and Bucket and spade. The items are well known to all ages and abilities, and are a valuable resource in individual and group for developing comprehension, encouraging expressive language, improving communication skills as well as vocabulary building. The accompanying booklet provides ideas and activities for use. Age: All ages Contents: 36 A5 cards; accompanying booklet detailing ways to use the cards, boxed. Intended for use in educational settings and/or therapy contexts under the supervision of an adult. This is not a toy.

Identifying Additional Learning Needs in the Early Years (Paperback, 2nd edition): Christine Macintyre Identifying Additional Learning Needs in the Early Years (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Christine Macintyre
R906 Discovery Miles 9 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

I know there is something wrong, but what? How do I know if outside help for this child is needed? How do I tell parents that their child could have a learning difficulty? These are questions that most nursery workers will have to face during their careers, and questions which this new edition of Identifying Additional Learning Needs sets out to answer. Based on the experiences of real children and typical situations in early years settings, this book will be an invaluable companion for early years practitioners who care for and educate young children with additional learning needs. Attention Deficit Disorder, dyspraxia, dyslexia and autism are some of the difficulties explained in depth, with detailed suggestions to help support children with these special needs. Chapters in this fully revised new edition: explore the process of early identification; show how to make inclusion a reality in the nursery; tackle the complex issue of dealing with parents; discuss techniques for skilled and informed observation and assessment. Include developmental charts to allow a child's progress to be monitored and celebrated. Each chapter has an explanation section supported by a set of practical strategies to support both the child and the practitioner. Throughout this lively and informative book, Christine Macintyre uses case studies to highlight the importance of listening to young children and shows how making time for listening is vital to providing exactly the right level of help and support.

Disaffection From School (RLE Edu M) (Paperback): David Hargreaves, Stephen Hester, Frank Mellor Disaffection From School (RLE Edu M) (Paperback)
David Hargreaves, Stephen Hester, Frank Mellor
R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A large number of pupils are, or are liable to become, disaffected with their schooling. In this comprehensive account of the problem, Ken Reid suggests that school can and should do much more to prevent and overcome disaffected behaviour, as manifested by such factors as absenteeism, disruption and underachievement. The book covers disruptive behaviour in its broader context and examines the search for an explanation within schools themselves. Formal and multidisciplinary approaches to the problem are also fully treated. The author has drawn on his considerable school and research experience and the book is well illustrated with examples and case histories.

Ken Reid argues that questions about attitudes and approaches in teaching and in pastoral care provoke a continued challenge, and stresses that if such questions are not faced squarely the long-germ prognosis for secondary education in Britain may be bleak. Teachers in training and all those involved in the education and welfare of difficult or disadvantaged children, especially teachers, heads and social workers, will find Disaffection from School both challenging in its analysis and helpful in its suggestions.

Breakthrough (RLE Edu M) - Autobiographical Accounts of the Education of Some Socially Disadvantaged Children (Paperback):... Breakthrough (RLE Edu M) - Autobiographical Accounts of the Education of Some Socially Disadvantaged Children (Paperback)
Ronald Goldman
R1,528 Discovery Miles 15 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Social mobility, educational priority areas and equality of opportunity are topics discussed as much today as when this book was first published over 30 years ago. This book is written by people of varying ages and professions who have broken through from poor social beginnings, deprived backgrounds and many disadvantages into a high level of professional achievement. Starting in working class or slum environments in areas such as Sheffield, Wales, Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield, London, Glasgow and Birmingham they describe their struggles and the ways in which they attempted to over-come their earlier deprivations. The descriptions in this volume are illustrations of potential which is present in the most unpromising beginnings.

One in Five (RLE Edu M) - The Assessment and Incidence of Special Educational Needs (Paperback): Paul Croll, Diana Moses One in Five (RLE Edu M) - The Assessment and Incidence of Special Educational Needs (Paperback)
Paul Croll, Diana Moses
R1,523 Discovery Miles 15 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At the time of its original publication this book was the first major survey of the nature of the difficulties that children with special educational needs experience in the classroom context of mainstream junior schools. The book is based on research involving interviews with heads and teachers, and on extensive observation of children in junior classrooms. The research is related to the report of the Warnock Committee and to problems of definition and assessment in the area of special education. The book describes the views which junior school teachers have of special educational needs and the numbers of children and types of difficulty they regard as falling into this category. It discusses the classroom behaviour and interactions of children with special needs, and some of the consequences of different teaching strategies. It also presents information on patterns of provision for special needs, assessment in the junior classroom and the teachers own views on integration.

Professional Uncertainty, Knowledge and Relationship in the Classroom - A psychosocial perspective (Hardcover): Joseph Mintz Professional Uncertainty, Knowledge and Relationship in the Classroom - A psychosocial perspective (Hardcover)
Joseph Mintz
R4,208 Discovery Miles 42 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The extent to which teachers should make use of theoretical and expert knowledge as opposed to tacit experiential knowledge, and how these might be combined, is a perennial issue in discussions on pedagogy. This book addresses these debates through a creative development of the concept of productive uncertainty. Using case studies focusing on teachers working with children with autism, a particularly fertile crucible for considering uncertainty, the book explores how the radical 20th century psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion's epistemological approach to uncertainty can be used to re-frame Donald Schoen's concept of reflection in action, offering a new perspective on the practice of teachers and other caring professionals. Several areas of potential uncertainty are identified, including uncertainty relating to areas of practice including diagnosis, the relationship between expert knowledge and practice, the implications of autism for autonomy and agency, and uncertainties in relation to the understanding of and use of new technologies. A strong argument is made, based on both theoretical and empirical grounds, that in juggling between theoretical and tacit knowledge in the classroom there is more to be gained by staying with the struggle with uncertainty than by fleeing from it too early, into the promise of expert solutions. Consideration is also given to the relative importance of specific theoretical training for teachers, both in general and in relation to working with children with special educational needs, in the context of international and UK policy developments in this area. This book will be of key value to researchers and postgraduates in the fields of education studies, teacher thinking and research, psychoanalytically informed psychosocial studies, as well as to practitioners working in special educational needs/autism education.

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