Winning the H factor : the secrets of happy schools / Alistair Smith with John Jones and Joanna Kurlbaum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Alistair, 1957-

Contributor:

Jones, John, 1950-

Kurlbaum, Joanna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schools--Great Britain.

Schools.

Happiness--Great Britain.

Happiness.

Students--Great Britain--Psychology.

Students.

Teachers--Great Britain--Psychology.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Network Continuum, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alister Smith explains what research tells us about happiness, how to use the findings to improve your school, and suggests simple steps to enhance the well-being of students and staff. The book begins by looking at what is happening to young people today both in and outside school. The reader is then asked to consider what type of footprint they would like to leave behind them and is encouraged to find their core purpose. With this in mind, the book looks at how happiness involves our heads, hearts and health and how the reader can increase their happiness on a personal level by building on t

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Our summary; How to use this book; Introduction: Why bother finding the H Factor?; Chapter 1: What the research tells us about happiness; Chapter 2: Defining the H Factor; Chapter 3: Happier individuals; Chapter 4: Happier classrooms; Chapter 5: Happier schools; Chapter 6: Happier ever after; Matrices; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-27202-4

9786613272027

1-4411-5565-1

OCLC:

741691533