£42.99
Publication Date:
1 Oct 1999
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
David Fulton Publishers Ltd
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 7 - 12 May 2024
Description
This work examines the issues which affect the participation, achievement and social inclusion of children with medical conditions in education. The contributors discuss areas of potential difficulty and suggest ways of developing more effective and efficient provision, in and out of school.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to the children and their educational frameworks, Alison Closs; Chapter 2 'I didn't ask to have this': first-person accounts of young people, Kathryn Hegarty, Tanya Lyke, Richard Docherty, Sinead Douglas; Chapter 3 The psychological impact of chronic illness on children's development, Christine Eiser; Chapter 4 Researching the education of children with medical conditions: reflections on two projects, Angela Bolton, Alison Closs, Claire Norris; Chapter 5 Parents' expectations and experiences of their children's education, Sandra Mason, Amanda O'Sullivan, Tony O'Sullivan, Mairi Ann Cullen; Chapter 6 The role and achievements of voluntary organisations supporting education, Kirsteen Tait, Helen Hart; Chapter 7 Health services: supporting children, families and schools, Patricia Jackson; Chapter 8 Issues for the effectiveness of children's school education, Alison Closs; Chapter 9 'There were more than I thought': reflections on a medical audit and its implications for a primary school, Joy McFarlane; Chapter 10 'People took a lot for granted': a secondary school's support for pupils with chronic illness and medical conditions, Ronnie Hassard; Chapter 11 Towards quality educational services for children out of school for reasons of health, Peter Feeley, Carolyn Skilling; Chapter 12 More like a friend: case studies of working in wards and at home with children with a poor prognosis, Ann Burnett; Chapter 13 Schools and death, Oliver Leaman; Chapter 14 Privileged witnesses? Siblings' views, Bernadette Kelly, Jeremy Nelson, Alison Closs; Chapter 15 Resources to support education staff working with children with medical conditions, Alison Closs;
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