Education in the Best Interests of the Child
A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap
Katherine Covell author R Brian Howe author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Published:7th Feb '13
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A large body of research in disciplines from sociology and policy studies to neuroscience and educational psychology has confirmed that socioeconomic status remains the most powerful influence on children’s educational outcomes. Socially disadvantaged children around the world disproportionately suffer from lower levels of educational achievement, which in turn leads to unfavourable long-term outcomes in employment and health. Education in the Best Interests of the Child addresses this persistent problem, which violates not only the principle of equal educational opportunity, but also the broader principle of the best interests of the child as called for in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Building on the children’s rights work accomplished in their previous book, Empowering Children, Brian Howe and Katherine Covell identify three types of reform that can significantly close the educational achievement gap. Their findings make an important argument for stronger and more comprehensive action to equalize educational opportunities for disadvantaged children.
‘Howe and Covell offer up an excellent, compelling argument for addressing the achievement gap that exists among children by using a human rights perspective…. Recommended.’ -- L.T. Grover * Choice Magazine; vol 51:05:14 *
ISBN: 9781442614512
Dimensions: 231mm x 153mm x 17mm
Weight: 420g
272 pages