Getting more out of restorative practice in schools : practical approaches to improve school wellbeing and strengthen community engagement / edited by Margaret Thorsborne, Nancy Riestenberg and Gillean McCluskey ; foreword by Fania Davis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thorsborne, Margaret, editor.

Riestenberg, Nancy, editor.

McCluskey, Gillean, editor.

Davis, Fania, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational psychology.

Psychology, Applied.

School environment--Psychological aspects.

School environment.

Community and school.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.

Summary:

Restorative practice (RP) has been successfully implemented in schools for decades and is primarily associated with improving behaviour and relationships, by changing the culture of problem solving in the school. However, it has huge untapped potential to support initiatives in other areas, and this book provides examples of how RP can enhance the effectiveness of these other practices. Split into three sections, the book first looks at implementation, readiness and evaluation. It then covers integrating RP with, and linking RP into, other issues relevant to schools such as trauma, poverty, and mindfulness, and finally shows how to work well with parents and families. The book gives proven strategies for measuring success and evaluating effectiveness. Overall, it provides insight into a variety of issues RP can help schools with, and addresses them in practical ways to help schools implement restorative practice to its full potential.

Contents:

Introduction / Margaret Thorsborne, Gillean McCluskey and Nancy Riestenberg

Assessing readiness for restorative practice implementation / Sue Attrill, Beverley Turner and Margaret Thorsborne

Solving something positively / Carol Edgerton, Lyndsey Broadfoot, Samia Bashir and Sharon Fitzpatrick

The art of integrating school climate initiatives / Kerri Berkowitz

A tale of two districts : implementation of restorative practices in a large and small district / Cindy Zwicky and Nancy Riestenberg

Youth engagement in restorative justice / David Yusem

Evaluation : the art of valuing / Terence Bevington

ToMm goes to a restorative school / Katie Cebula and Gillean McCluskey

Transforming teaching and learning through mindfulness based restorative practices / Annie O'Shaunessy

Positive education and restorative practice : shared values, goals and practices / Denise Quinlan

Restorative processes and trauma sensitive schools / Nancy Riestenberg

Restorative practice as peace practice / Terence Bevington and Anna Gregory

The brains behind the restoration / Nathan Wallis

Restorative group conferencing : repair deep student disengagement with education, prevent the school- to-prison-pipeline / Sara Davis and Michael Friedman

Working restoratively with parents / Jim McGrath

Te ara whanau : family solutions : restorative and collaborative journeys towards family wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand / Julia Hennessy and Nici Nixon

Conclusion / Nancy Riestenberg , Gillean McCluskey and Margaret Thorsborne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784506926

1784506923