Responding to Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools : A Reader for Teachers / by Tamara Bibby, Ruth Lupton, Carlo Raffo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bibby, Tamara., Author.

Lupton, Ruth., Author.

Raffo, Carlo., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational sociology.

Education and state.

Schools.

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Sociology of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

School and Schooling.

Teaching and Teacher Education.

Local Subjects:

Sociology of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

School and Schooling.

Teaching and Teacher Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

Summary:

This book explores a range of challenges teachers face in dealing with situations of disadvantage, and explores different ways of thinking about these situations. Starting with a variety of incidents written by teachers in schools in disadvantaged settings, the book provides a range of ways of thinking about these - some more psychological, others more sociological - and chapters develop conversations between teachers and academics. These 'conversations' will help teachers reflect more deeply on the contexts in which they work, on what disadvantage means, and how disadvantage manifests in practice. It will also help teachers reflect upon the nature of their work; what it means to be a good and effective teacher; and the particular skills, approaches, relationships and competencies that may need to be developed in differing settings of educational disadvantage. The book explores the tensions between different ways of thinking about education and disadvantage; it will make compelling reading for students and teachers of education, education policy makers, and practising schoolteachers.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Disengagement

Chapter 3. Confrontational Behaviour

Chapter 4. Culture Clashes

Chapter 5. Language and Communication Difficulties

Chapter 6. Government Policies in Practice

Chapter 7. Being a Teacher in a Disadvantaged Area

Chapter 8. Schools and Their Communities

Chapter 9. Beyond the Mainstream Classroom

Chapter 10. The Vignettes as a Whole

Chapter 11. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9781137521569

1137521562