Education in the Best Interests of the Child : : A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap /

Education in the Best Interests of the Child : : A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap / / R. Brian Howe, Katherine Covell.

A large body of research in disciplines from sociology and policy studies to neuroscience and educational psychology has confirmed that socioeconomic status remains the most powerful influence on children's educational outcomes. Socially disadvantaged children around the world disproportionatel...

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Howe, R. Brian,
Covell, Katherine,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
©2013
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. In Search of the Best Interests of the Child
  • 2. The Principle of the Best Interests of the Child
  • 3. Challenges for Best Interests in Education
  • 4. Implementing Early Childhood Education
  • 5. Improving School Practices
  • 6. Transforming School Cultures
  • 7. Moving Forward
  • References
  • Index

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