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Author: Peter Blatchford
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-06-27
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 1134854749
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a highly accessible account of the latest research into children's play and behaviour. Staff in primary and secondary schools, governors and advisers will all find the book essential reading.
Author: Peter Blatchford
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-10-02
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 1135711569
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAre breaktimes really just a time of violence and bullying that could be better used for working? Based on a unique and fascinating longitudinal study of a group of pupils from primary to secondary school, the author of this timely new book proposes an alternative view. He believes that breaktime plays an important part in children's social development, and through his gathering of pupil's own views on breaktimes over a period of ten years, we see how breaktimes offer children time to play; to develop friendships; to build social networks; to develop social skills and competence; to be independent from adults; and to learn to manage conflict, aggression and inter-group relations. Where else will they learn these important skills if not in the playground? What will happen in a society where these skills are not developed?
Author: Peter Blatchford
Publisher:
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 8
ISBN-13: 9780854735631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA main problem is that pupils’ day-to-day experiences at breaktime are taken for granted or neglected and little understood. There is little recognition of the possible social and even educational value of informal and undirected activities in school. One reason for this is the different perceptions adults, including school staff, and pupils can have of breaktime. For staff it can be a time when unruly behaviour and aggression occur – it is a problem to be dealt with, but for pupils it may be a valuable change from lessons and a time to meet friends. There are signs that breaktime is being shortened and more carefully managed. The main point of this Viewpoint is that we should consider more carefully the effects this will have on pupils and on social life in school.
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 8
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Viewpoint, no. 7, May 1998.
Author: Karen Littleton
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2010-05-26
Total Pages: 827
ISBN-13: 1848552327
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides researchers, practitioners and advisers working in the fields of psychology and education with an overview of research across a broad spectrum of work within the domain of psychology of education. This book focuses on typically developing school-age children, although issues relating to specific learning difficulties are also addressed.
Author: Dorothy Faulkner
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-07-22
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1136223592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores children's social relationships in and out of the classroom. Chapters focus on the growing importance of children's friendships and how these influence social participation and development later on in life. Issues such as peer rejection, bullying and adolescent development are analysed from both psychological and sociological perspectives. The book concludes with a re-examination of cultural concepts of childhood, child development and the nature of children's autonomy.
Author: Jim Docking
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-06-19
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 1136773029
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe original edition of this book made accessible to primary school teachers and student teachers the means of putting many of the Elton Report's findings into practice. The author's philosophy on behavior management still stands, but the ideas have been revised and updated to take account of more recent thought about good practice in primary education and the management of schools today. The book suggests tried and tested strategies for forestalling behavior problems through thoughtful class management and lesson planning; responding positively to behavior incidents; communicating positive expectations; and enhancing pupil motivation. There are useful checklists throughout and material for experienced staff as well as for students and newly qualified teachers.
Author: Anthony D. Pellegrini
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2006-04-21
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 1317441451
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWriting a book about recess could be a very questionable endeavor for a serious academic psychologist. At first blush it seems to be a pretty trivial topic. It's the time during the school day where there's a break from what's typically considered the most serious work of the day--reading, writing, and arithmetic. Reflecting this trivial tenor, it's also that time of the school day that kids--perhaps only half jokingly--say is their favorite part of school. This perception has lead many schools to question the role of recess in the school day. This book is an attempt to broach two views of recess--the perceived value of recess and the movement to eliminate or reduce the school recess period from the primary school day. Due to tightened school budgets and the emphasis on testing, many elementary schools eliminate recess, gym classes, and play periods to the developmental detriment of the very children the schools are supposed to serve. Author Anthony Pellegrini has conducted a number of careful studies regarding student attentiveness and performance within programs that have recess periods, and those that don't. The data show that students need recess in order to blow off energy and interact with each other in the unstructured recess environment in order to grow socially. The goal of Recess is to help readers realize the importance of recess and counter the trend to eliminate it from schools. This book appeals to academics, teachers, administrators, and parents.
Author: International Society for Research on Aggression. World Meeting
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2001-12-31
Total Pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780306466243
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProceedings of the XIV World Meeting of the International Society for the Research on Aggression: Prevention and Control of Aggression and the Impact on its Victims, held in July 9-14, 2000, in Valencia, Spain. Aggression is an aspect of human society that has interested scientists for many decades, and their work has provided important knowledge about its causes and way to prevent and control this behavior. However, not only scientists but many professionals working in the wide spectrum of society, from family to international policy, are interested in having programs of interventions capable of reducing aggression and violence in our society. This comprehensive book is a compendium of most research approaches that are currently taking place in the field of aggression, focusing on the interventions to control and prevent this behavior and the impact on its victims. The chapters of the book include biological approaches to aggression, such as neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, genetics and psychopathology; information about aggression in children and adolescents in different settings such as family, school and community; characteristics if aggression in specific relationships such as marital and sexual, and specific settings such as bars, prisons and traffic; and cultural approaches to aggression, social prejudice, war and programs of peace. Furthermore, a small number of representative chapters about victims are included, ranging from the impact of aggression on behavior and physiology in animal models to victims of war. As this book highlights, the interventions to prevent and control aggression have to be diverse (highly heterogenic) in order to deal with all aspects of human beings and society, ranging from pharmacological control in individuals to programs of peace to promote respect among people and among nations. Scientists, academics and professionals dealing with any facet of aggression and its impact on our society will obtain in this book information about the complexity of this research field and the ways to approach our objective: eliminate aggression from the human behavioral repertoire.
Author: Christine Skelton
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Published: 2003-10-16
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 0335227902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book illustrates how gender equity (and inequality) occurs in primary classrooms. It uses the findings of current research to provide teachers with recommendations for promoting equity amongst boys and girls. Each contributor summarizes recent research in the area of specialization before looking specifically at issues relevant to primary teaching and learning. The areas of the primary school covered include the National Curriculum subjects of literacy, numeracy and science, and broader topics such as working with boys, children with special educational needs, primary/secondary transition, playground cultures and children's construction of gender identities. The book uses classroom-based research to provide accessible accounts of investigations into gender and primary schooling. At the same time, it offers a critique of the whole drive towards 'evidence based' research. Boys and Girls in the Primary Classroom is aimed particularly at primary teachers and student teachers although the research will be of interest to academics and undergraduate students.
