Social and Emotional Education in Primary School Integrating Theory and Research into Practice /

• Main Authors: Cefai, Carmel (Author), Cavioni, Valeria (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Child development.; Educational psychology.; Education > Psychology.; Social work.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Positive psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Educational Psychology.; Social Work.; Positive Psychology.; Childhood Education.; Family.

This book synthesizes concepts, findings, and best practices for a complete guide to planning, implementing, and evaluating social and emotional education (SEE) programs. Emphasizing "caught" as well as taught lessons, it offers a whole-school framework for SEE, with content, rationales, a...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by Maurice J. Elias
• Chapter 1. An Education that Matters in the 21st Century
• Part I: Heart in Education
• Chapter 2. Social and Emotional Education: A Framework for Primary Schools
• Chapter 3. An Overarching Structure for the Implementation of Social and Emotional Education
• Part II:  Heart in the Classroom
• Chapter 4. Taught Social and Emotional Education: SEE in the Curriculum
• Chapter 5. Caught Social and Emotional Education: A Caring Classroom Community
• Chapter 6. Targeted Interventions for Pupils Experiencing Difficulties
• Part III:  Heart in the Whole School Community
• Chapter 7. A Whole School Approach to SEE: The School as a Caring Community
• Chapter 8. From Neurasthenia to Eudaimonia: Teachers’ Wellbeing and Resilience
• Chapter 9. Reaching Out: Parents’/Carers’ Engagement, Education and Wellbeing
• Chapter 10. Conclusion.