Full Description
Sharing insights of various theoretical perspectives to help understand the complex root causes of children's behaviour, Supporting Positive Behaviour in Early Childhood Settings and Primary Schools highlights key responses that can encourage positive mental health, resilience and behaviour.
Drawing on a range of theoretical frameworks, this book:
Translates theoretical insights into adaptable and practical responses
Considers children's strengths and needs with regards to resilience and mental health
Includes case studies, tasks and questions for reflection
Identifies innovative practical strategies for supporting positive behaviour in educational settings
Combining theoretical perspectives on supporting positive behaviour, Supporting Positive Behaviour in Early Childhood Settings and Primary Schools is user-friendly and conceptually unified. It gives early childhood and primary students and teachers a clear understanding of what to do to facilitate positive behaviour and why to do it, encouraging true professionalism in education, and ensuring children learn and develop to their highest potential.
Contents
Chapter 1 Deconstructing Authority, Control and Discipline
Chapter 2 An authoritative Approach to Promoting Positive Behaviour
Chapter 3 Behaviourist Perspectives and Strategies for Positive Behaviour
Chapter 4 Psychodynamic and Relational Perspectives and Strategies for Positive Behaviour
Chapter 5 Humanist Perspectives and Strategies for Positive Behaviour
Chapter 6 The Biological Bases of Behaviour
Chapter 7 Behaviour in Context: Bioecological Theory and the Web of Development
Chapter 8 An Intercultural Perspective on Behaviour
Chapter 9 Combining Theoretical Approaches: The Example of Bullying
Chapter 10 Reflecting on Positive Approaches to Engaging with Children's Behaviour
