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Autore |
McCormack Ian |
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Titolo |
Getting the buggers to turn up [[electronic resource] /] / Ian McCormack |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20608-0 |
9786613206084 |
1-4411-4728-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (167 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School attendance - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Why Address the Problem?; 2 Truancy: Legal Implications; 3 Different Types of Truancy; 4 Where Does Truancy Start?; 5 What Happens to Truants; 6 What Can We Do?; 7 School-based Factors; 8 Alternative Approaches and Support Systems; 9 Supporting Good Attendance through Alternative Approaches; 10 What the Buggers Said; Appendix A: Pupil Absence in Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools in England in 2002/2003: Revised Statistics; Appendix B: HMYOI Thorn Cross: Research Questionnaire |
Appendix C: Support Agencies and Resources Offering Help to Additional Language and Asylum Seeker FamiliesAppendix D: Connexions Guidelines; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This invaluable guide for principals and classroom teachers containspractical guidance on tackling truancy in schools. Brimming with adviceon dealing with bullying, raising pupilsGÇÖ self-esteem as well as helpingthem cope with the trauma of transferring schools, Ian McCormackwrites accessibly and entertainingly. His firm belief that disaffected pupilswill only respond if they feel they have a voice underpins his writing. Thisbook will prove invaluable to frustrated teachers everywhere. |
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