Building the resilient school : overcoming the effects of poverty with a culture of hope / Robert D. Barr & Emily L. Gibson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barr, Robert D., author.

Gibson, Emily L., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor children--Education--United States.

Poor children.

Poor children--United States--Psychology.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Resilience (Personality trait)--United States.

Resilience (Personality trait).

Hope--Social aspects--United States.

Hope.

Motivation in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 270 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Solution Tree Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In The Resilient School: Combating the Effects of Poverty With a Culture of Hope, authors Robert D. Barr and Emily L. Gibson teach readers how to use resiliency and hope to address the needs of their students and fight back against the epidemic of poverty in the 21st century. According to the authors, a majority of U.S. public school students live in poverty and the number of poor students is only increasing. However, some schools are charting a path forward and embracing an innovative, new vision of public schooling in the United States. These schools embrace the whole child and address students' social-emotional needs, their basic human needs, and their educational needs. Central to this vision, the authors state, is a Culture of Hope and Resiliency. These schools are implementing a new concept of schooling that the authors have named The Resilient School. In order to assist readers in fighting the modern plague of poverty, the authors have filled this book with all of the information, research, and guidance that readers will need to implement and develop resilient schooling in their own institutions. Using this book, readers will learn how to turn their school into a Resilient School and provide their students with the foundation that they need to fight poverty, end the cycle, and build their future"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Our greatest challenge

Poverty : on the outskirts of hope

The impacts of poverty on teaching and learning

An unanticipated challenge : the detrimental impacts of poverty on school staff

Resilient students and resilient schools

Building student resilience : addressing academic needs

Building student resilience : addressing social-emotional needs

Building family resilience : addressing human needs

Building resilient staff : meeting relational and professional needs

Conclusion: A personal note and a vision for resilient schools.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781947604148

1947604147

OCLC:

1147963337