Education in the best interests of the child : a children's rights perspective on closing the achievement gap

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Education in the best interests of the child : a children's rights perspective on closing the achievement gap
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a children's rights perspective on closing the achievement gap
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R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell
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eng
Summary
  • "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 disproportionately suffer from lower levels of educational achievement, which in turn leads to unfavourable long-term outcomes in employment and health. Education in the Best Interests of the Child addresses this persistent problem, which violates not only the principle of equal educational opportunity, but also the broader principle of the best interests of the child as called for in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • Building on the children's rights work accomplished in their previous book, Empowering Children, Brian Howe and Katherine Covell identify three types of reform that can significantly close the educational achievement gap. Their findings make an important argument for stronger and more comprehensive action to equalize educational opportunities for disadvantaged children."--Pub. desc
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YDXCP
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379.2/6
Index
index present
LC call number
LC213
LC item number
.H69 2013
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography

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