Changing Behaviour in Schools:
Subtitle: Promoting Positive Relationships and Wellbeing
Publisher: Sage PUblications
Published: 2011
Format: Paperback; Hardcover
Number of pages: 215
Description: Teachers often hold myths about behaviour and the need for control, discipline and sanctions.  These are not particularly useful with students whose challenging behaviour is based in vulnerability.  When schools focus on relationships, meeting needs and setting up positive learning environments teachers have less behaviour problems in the first place and deal with them more effectively when they occur.  This book is based on the evidence of what works, details what makes a difference and is respectful to both teachers and students.  It also contains professional development activities and circle solutions activities for children and young people.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 Being an effective teacher:; title: Being a 'good' teacher, Being and becoming emotionally literate, Knowing the students you teach; title: Part 2 Encouraging positive behaviour; title: Thinking about behaviour, Positive feelings in the pro-social classroom, the power of positive relationships, participation, engagement and agency; title: Part 3 Responding to challenging behaviour; title: The diversity of difficulty; title: Being a challenging student - from sorrow to strength; title: Responses, restorative practices and teacher resilience; title: Part 4 The role of the whole school; title: The ecology of school wellbeing; title: Assessment schedule; title: School wellbeing checklist