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Parent Struggles with Education and the School System

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Tales from School

Part of the book series: Studies in Inclusive Education ((STUIE))

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This section of the book examines the possibilities and practices of parent partnership and involvement with New Zealand schools experienced by a number of parents of children identified with both high and moderate levels of need for educational support.

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  1. School of Critical Studies in Education, The University of Auckland, Auckland

    Margaret Mclean

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  1. University of Auckland, New Zealand

    Rod Wills

  2. University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    Missy Morton

  3. University of Auckland, New Zealand

    Margaret McLean

  4. University of Auckland, New Zealand

    Maxine Stephenson

  5. Victoria University, Melbourne, New Zealand

    Roger Slee

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Mclean, M. (2014). Parent Struggles with Education and the School System. In: Wills, R., Morton, M., McLean, M., Stephenson, M., Slee, R. (eds) Tales from School. Studies in Inclusive Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-893-0_11

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