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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A volume in The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education series(Sponsored by the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Groupand the National Middle School Association )Studies like the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) havecompared the performance of U.S. middle grade students (i.e., eighth graders) tothose in other countries. In relation to middle grade schools, 20 countriesoutperformed the United States in mathematics and nine countries scored abovethe U.S. in science. The intent of this volume of The Handbook of Research inMiddle Level Education, An International Look at Educating YoungAdolescents, is to broaden our understanding of middle grade schooling by critically examining the education ofyoung adolescents (ages 10-15, typically grades 6-8) through an international lens. In addition to looking at howschooling and students are organized for teaching and learning, this handbook will focus on the successes andfailures that are evident in a wide variety of nations, present the indictments and praises that have been offered bysupporters and critics alike, and review the research that has been generated about educating young adolescentsin an effort to cross national boundaries. Ultimately, this volume of the handbook series will explore whatinternational perspectives teach us about the effective education of young adolescents ... Read more

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High profile child deaths and significant abuse cases have been a significant driver for reform of child protection policy in the UK. Whilst there is a wealth of information on child deaths and significant abuse cases in England and Wales there is far less published information available in Scotland. Sharon Vincent addresses this gap. Drawing on findings from a review of high profile child death and abuse cases which resulted in inquiries or reviews in Scotland over the period 1975 to 2008 Dr Vincent extractsthe key themes whilst she reviews and assesses the impact these cases have had on child protection policy and considers what we can learn from such cases. Child deaths and significant abuse cases in the home, as well as cases where children have been killed or abused outside the home, are considered. Intended as a resource for those who are training to work with children and young people and their families; for those working in children's services in Scotland and for academics and policy makers this volume provides an invaluable oversight to the origins of the UK's child protection policies. ... Read more