Education in the Best Interests of the Child: A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap

by R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144261451X
• ISBN13: 9781442614512
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"