Getting the buggers to turn up [[electronic resource] /] / Ian McCormack

• Autore: McCormack Ian
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2950941
• Soggetto topico: School attendance - Great Britain
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Getting the buggers to turn up
• ISBN: 1-283-20608-0; 9786613206084; 1-4411-4728-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789782403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Getting the Buggers