Nurture groups in school
Subtitle: principles and practice
By: Marjorie Boxall ; revised and updated by Sylvia Lucas
Contributors: Lucas, Sylvia
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: SAGE; SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781849204187; 9781849204194
Subjects: Gruppenunterricht; Grundschule; Unterprivilegierung; Schüler; Problem children; Education (Elementary); Group work in education; Mainstreaming in education
Other titles: Nurture groups in schools : principles and practice
Notes: Previous ed.: Nurture groups in school : principles and practice. London : Paul Chapman, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: School expectations; title: Children's difficulties : their nature and origin; title: The basis of nurture work : the teacher's primary task; title: Earliest learning : a summary chart; title: Growth, not pathology : the central tenet; title: The classic nurture group and some variants; title: The context; title: Pedagogy; title: Developmental psychology; title: Developments in neuroscience; title: Intuition; title: The nurture group network; title: The Boxall Profile; title: Attachment and support; title: Structuring the way ahead; title: Experiencing achievement; title: Structure and organization; title: Learning behaviour : general guidelines; title: Temper tantrums; title: Fights; title: Earliest needs and interests : the nurture curriculum; title: Play; title: Food; title: An inclusive curriculum; title: The National Curriculum; title: Growth towards personal and social autonomy; title: Gaining informed support; title: The nurture group's professional profile; title: Responsibilities and relationships; title: Relationships beyond the school; title: Positive attitudes and ethos : a rewarding experience; title: The appropriate model; title: Preparing an action plan; title: The nurture group room; title: Organizing and equipping the room; title: Selection : general considerations; title: Referral, assessment, admission and monitoring procedures; title: Return to the mainstream class; title: Evaluation.