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FOR FLOURISHING'S SAKE using positive education to support character development and wellbeing.

"Positive and character education are increasingly recognised as providing valuable ways for schools to improve the individual and social development of all students. Introducing new approaches for whole school implementation can be a daunting task as all aspects of school life can be affected...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: ROBERTS, FREDERIKA
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] JESSICA KINGSLEY, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • For Flourishing's Sake
  • Cover
  • By the same author
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • What are Positive and Character Education?
  • Are 'Character Education' and 'Positive Education' interchangeable terms?
  • How will this book help you?
  • A few words about the themes and case studies
  • How to read this book
  • Over to you!
  • 1. Aims of Positive Education
  • Education vs Positive Education
  • Reaching for the stars
  • 2. Unique Cultural Context
  • Will Positive Education work everywhere?
  • Positive Education at all stages of education
  • Spotlight 1: Geelong Grammar School
  • 3. Goals Assessment
  • Goals provide direction
  • Goals support future evaluation
  • 4. Evaluation
  • Evaluation for internal purposes
  • Evaluation for external purposes
  • 5. Leadership
  • Positive Education-focused leadership
  • Accessible leaders
  • Role modelling
  • Anyone can be a leader
  • Spotlight 2: Lancot Challenger Academy
  • 6. Ethos and Policies
  • Culture/ethos
  • Policies
  • 7. Visibility and Physical Environment
  • Positive physical environment
  • Visible Positive Education
  • Spotlight 3: National and International Initiatives
  • 8. Training
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • Initial Teacher Training
  • 9. Well-Being/Character Curriculum
  • Do we need a well-being/character curriculum?
  • Taught Positive Education in practice
  • 10. Embedded Well-Being/Character Learning
  • Positive Education embedded in the academic curriculum
  • Positive Education embedded in other school activities
  • Well-being and character learnt from role models
  • 11. Targeted Interventions
  • Targeted interventions for children
  • Targeted interventions for staff
  • 12. Engagement and Reach
  • Ownership
  • Community
  • Parents
  • 13. Turning Dreams into Reality
  • How does it feel?
  • What strengths do you need?
  • What do you dream of?
  • Appendix: The Roots of the 'LeAF' Tree
  • References
  • Further Reading