Supporting Black Pupils and Parents - Understanding and Improving Home-school Relations (Paperback, New Ed)

Exclusion rates of black children in the UK and around the world continue to rise, highlighting that something is very wrong with the way their teaching and learning is supported in today's schools. Teachers often blame parents, parents blame teachers, and an unhappy downward spiral ensues.
Drawing on her extensive teaching experience, Lorna Cork explores the day-to-day needs and expectations of black parents and their children in education. She focuses on contemporary situations and uses real-life case studies to emphasize the human consequences of the true issues behind the statistics.
This topical text offers a detailed look at five key organizations that exist to support black parents. It examines their home-school interventions and discusses the central issues arising out of their efforts. The fascinating evidence offers fresh perspectives on home-school interventions, providing much needed advice and guidance to all those seeking to improve co-operation between black families, schools and communities, who all share the goal of supporting the learning and attainment of the black child. Above all constructive in tone, examples of good practice and strategies that have been tried and tested are all provided here, as well as suggestions for further reading and additional sources of support.
Any education professional; teacher, student teacher or staff at an LEA, in addition to anyone with a serious interest in race issues, is sure to find this essential reading.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Lorna Cork
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-34055-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Students / student organizations
LSN:	0-415-34055-1
Barcode:	9780415340557

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