Are the contradictions and tensions that have characterised educational provision for young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties a persistent feature of current policy?

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-155

  Burton, D M ^a   Bartlett, S J ^b   Anderson de Cuevas, R ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Emotional and social difficulties (BESD); Every Child Matters; Exclusion; Inclusion; Policy contradictions; Social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL)

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOPATHY; STUDENT;

EID: 68449093186     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750902921963     Document Type: Article

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