Schools and Communities : Working Together to Transform Children's Lives.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1 - Education and the community -- 1 A critique of schools and schooling -- 2 The social context of education -- 3 The moral purpose of education -- Part 2 - Building social capital -- 4 Social capital and learning -- 5 Engaging families and the community -- 6 Dialogue as a community resource -- 7 From silos to services -- Part 3 - Building capacity in communities -- 8 Leadership in the community -- 9 Community action -- 10 Change and complexity in communities -- 11 Monitoring, review and evaluation -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

This book is rooted in the principle that every child and young person has a fundamental entitlement to equal educational opportunities. Human relationships are fundamental to educational and social development and increasing importance is being attached to cooperation and collaboration between schools and the community, and between the agencies that provide services for children and young people.

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