Meeting the Needs of Students with Diverse Backgrounds

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-85539-468-1
Verlag: Continuum International Publishing Group

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm

Reihe: Meeting the Needs

This intelligent collection of case studies tells the stories of individuals coping with diversity in our schools today. The book focuses on real situations that challenge practitioners daily, such as culture and religion and English as a second language.

Each reflective chapter leads to points for discussion, either with the class, with colleagues or for reflecting on your own practice, plus practical suggestions for improving classroom life for all.

This topical book is suitable for all practitioners working with children and families such as teachers, teaching assistants and educational psychologists, as well as students of education and policy makers in the fields of health, social care and education.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sage, Rosemary

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Schulpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Narrating the stories of others. Rosemary Sage \ 2. Inclusion from exclusion: cultures and communities seen through the eyes of a Muslim. Yaasmin Murbarak \ 3. Diversity versus adversity: included or excluded? Diane Macarthur \ 4. ‘Now he has a label we can cope’: Parent perceptions of ADHD. Lynne Kendall \ 5. Working with diversity: experiences of a teacher. Gill Dixon \ 6. The diverse and changing roles of teaching assistants: supporting diversity in schools. Christine Bold \ 7. My diverse and very modern family. Julie Crofts \ 8: Issues for living and working in a foreign culture: discussions with Miki Nishimori. Rosemary Sage \ 9. A call to arms: developing students with diverse backgrounds through service learning. John Patterson and Alison Patterson \ 10: The role of charities in supporting diversity and inclusion: the Selective Mutism Information and Research Association (SMIRA). Alice Sluckin and Lindsay Whittingham \ 11. International perspectives regarding inclusion: comparing Cyprus and the UK. Panayiota Christodoulidou \ 12. Succeeding in diversity. Rosemary Sage \ Appendix 1: Religious diversity \ Appendix 2: Terms used for minority ethnic communities \ Appendix 3: Examples of how people are named \ Appendix 4: Families and diversity \ Appendix 5: Glossary of disability and social exclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Rosemary Sage is Professor of Communication in Education and Director of the Department of Inclusion at Liverpool Hope University. Rosemary is a qualified speech and language therapist and psychologist.