Better than OK : helping young people to flourish at school and beyond / edited by Dr. Helen Street and Neil Porter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Street, Helen, editor.

Porter, Neil, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Life skills guides.

Youth.

Youth--Conduct of life.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fremantle, Western Australia : Fremantle Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a book of up-to-date strategies for helping children flourish. These solution-focused and easy-to-read essays are by 27 of the world's top experts in positive education. You too can help children develop a lifelong love of learning with this practical and positive guide. Contributors include Michael Carr-Gregg, Maggie Dent, Andrew Fuller and Tim Sharp.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Positive Schools, Positive Talk by Helen Street; Engaging With Life; 1. Keeping Time with the Gatekeepers by Andrew Fiu; 2. Personal Best Goals and Student Growth by Andrew J. Martin; 3. From Reaction to Creation by Helen Street; Finding Motivation; 4. Josh's Story by Dan Haesler; 5. Finding My Own Way by Helen Street; 6. Student Motivation and Engagement: Strategies for Parents and Educators by Andrew J. Martin; Building Lifelong Resilience; 7. Academic Buoyancy and Adaptability by Andrew J. Martin

8. Resilience: Helping children and young people to 'bounce back' by Toni Noble9. Refugee Students: Building hope for the future by Dorothy Hoddinott; Developing Positive Emotions and Behaviour; 10. Enhancing Youth - and World - Happiness: Steps for teaching our kids to live happier lives by George W. Burns; 11. Taking Happiness Seriously in Schools by Tim Sharp; 12. The Fabulous First Five Minutes by Julie Davey; 13. Well-Behaved versus Wellbeing by Steve Heron; Embracing True Identities

14. The Tale of a Ghost Who Couldn't Scare: Using kids' own stories to learn and problem-solve by George W. Burns15. Navigating Young People's Sexual Behaviours by Holly Brennan; 16. Helping Kids with Disability by Katherine Dix; 17. Spirituality in the Classroom by Richard Pengelley; 18. Growing Great Kids by Sue Roffey; Practising Positive Relationships; 19. Positive Conversations by Andrew Fuller; 20. Shining a Light on a Bumpy Journey by Maggie Dent; 21. Learning to Live Together by Sue Roffey; 22. The Parent-Teacher Partnership by John Irvine; Growing Up in Nurturing Environments

23. Nature-Guided Therapy: Using nature to build happier and healthier kids by George W. Burns24. Beside the Blowhole by Natalie Houghton; Living with Technology; 25. Growing Up in a Digital World by Jane Burns; 26. Cybersafety: Keeping children safe online by Jeremy Blackman and Sandra Craig; 27. The Pornographic Experiment on Young People by Melinda Tankard Reist; Flourishing at School; 28. Positive Education: An intentional focus on wellbeing by Justin Robinson; 29. Putting the Child at the Centre: A whole-school approach by Principals Australia Institute on behalf of KidsMatter Primary

30. An Evidence-Based Whole-School Strategy to Positive Education by Mathew White31. Surviving Year Twelve by Michael Carr-Gregg; 32. On Education by Jane Elliott; About the Authors; Copyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 25, 2014).

ISBN:

1-922089-95-8