| Promoting Resilience in the Classroom: A Guide to Developing Pupils' Emotional and Cognitive Skills Contributor(s): Cefai, Carmel (Author), Cooper, Paul (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1843105659 ISBN-13: 9781843105657 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities - Education | Classroom Management |
| Dewey: 370 |
| LCCN: 2007044971 |
| Series: Innovation Learning for All |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.3" W x 9.05" (0.59 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Resilience is a set of qualities that enable children to adapt and transform, to overcome risk and adversity, and to develop social competence, problem-solving skills, autonomy and a sense of purpose. For children and young people it is as vital to possess these qualities in school environments as in the family and the community at large. This handbook for teachers and educators explores ways of nurturing resilience in vulnerable students. It proposes a new, positive way of thinking about schools as institutions that can foster cognitive and socio-emotional competence in all students. Individual chapters examine effective practices in schools and classrooms, and assess a range of classroom processes, such as engagement, inclusion, collaboration and prosocial behaviour. The author makes use of case studies throughout to bring to life classroom activities and concrete strategies that will promote best practice for enhancing student resilience, and offers a framework that can be adapted to the existing nature, culture and needs of each individual school community and its members. Promoting Resilience in the Classroom is a valuable resource for educational practitioners as well as educational officers and policy makers engaged in school development and educational improvement. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cefai, Carmel: - Carmel Cefai, is Director of the European Centre for Educational Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health and Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Malta. Carmel is also Co-chair of the European Network for Social and Emotional Competence (ENSEC).Cooper, Paul: - Paul Cooper is Professor of Education at the School of Education, University of Leicester, UK. Paul is also Co-chair of ENSEC, and the ENSEC representative at the European Centre for Educational Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health, University of Malta. |