Schools and Communities Working together to transform children's lives

, by West-Burnham, John; Farrar, Maggie; Otero, George

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ISBN: 9781855392335 | 185539233X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/10/2007

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This is very important book that is a must read-for anyone involded in the implementation of the Children's Act, Children's Centres and extended schools and in developing community based strategies to support educational improvement

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Introduction	p. iv
Education and the community
A critique of schools and schooling	p. 3
The social context of education	p. 19
The moral purpose of education	p. 39
Building social capital
Social capital and learning	p. 55
Engaging families and the community	p. 73
Dialogue as a community resource	p. 88
From silos to services	p. 103
Building capacity in communities
Leadership in the community	p. 121
Community action	p. 137
Change and complexity in communities	p. 155
Monitoring, review and evaluation	p. 166
References	p. 177
Index	p. 182
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