Don't Fence Me In - Tapa blanda

Connolly, Michael

 
9780955464263: Don't Fence Me In
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ISBN 10: 0955464269 ISBN 13: 9780955464263
Editorial: The University of Buckingham Press, 2009

Sinopsis

This book assumes that most truancy is the logical outcome of rational decisions made by students in the face of the circumstances that characterize their school experience. It declines to attribute and consign all acts of truancy to the dustbin of deviance and anti-social behavior. While it does not seek to absolve young people from responsibility for their actions, it seeks to show that structural weaknesses in the state-supported school system play a significant role in the causation of truancy both from class and school. The book consists of a series of essays written from a perspective that seeks to explain and understand truancy rationally. Some contributors report on recent research including the relation of teaching style to truancy, the incidence of truancy as a function of ethnic group and linguistic proficiency, the student as consumer, and the importance of establishing a literate order to decrease truancy rates. Other essays are more speculative and theoretical, including an assessment of political attitudes to truancy, a personal account by a recalcitrant former truant, a study of conflicting explanations of the phenomenon, an examination of the measurement of truancy and an account of 'truant' and its numerous synonyms. Contributors include Ron Bartholomew, Jonathan Shute, Jack Christianson, Bruce S. Cooper , M.P. Conolly, Sean Gabb, Colin Coldman, and Dennis O'Keeffe who is best known for his The Politics of Truancy.

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Críticas

"One of the most intriguing ideas advanced in this book is that, at least in some circumstances, truancy represents a rational choice, a better and more productive use of time than the pointless tedium of the classroom. If that is true rigid enforcement of attendance is not only oppressive but also irrational."--John Clarke

Reseña del editor

The Taboo of Truancy Don't Fence Me In: Essays on the Rational Truant assumes that most truancy is the outcome of rational decisions made by students in the face of circumstances that characterise their school experience. It rejects the assumption that all acts of truancy are linked to deviancy and anti-social behaviour. While the book does not seek to absolve young people from responsibility for their actions, it shows that structural weaknesses in the state-supported school system play a significant role in truancy from class and school. Written as a collection of essays, some report on the link between truancy and teaching style, ethnicity and linguistic proficiency, while others analyse the student as "consumer", asserting the importance of establishing a literate order in order to decrease truancy rates. Some essays are more speculative, offering a theoretical assessment of political attitudes to truancy. Don't Fence Me In is intended for anyone with an interest in education and today's schooling system. It is a fascinating and insightful exploration into one of schooling's biggest taboos.

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Editorial
The University of Buckingham Press
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0955464269
ISBN 13 
9780955464263
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
200
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