The Educators' guide to whole-school wellbeing : a practical guide to getting started, best-practice process and effective implementation / Denise M. Quinlan, Lucy C. Hone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinlan, Denise M.

Contributor:

Hone, Lucy C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Well-being.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2020.

Biography/History:

Denise M. Quinlan was 'present at the birth of Positive Education', training Australian and UK educators with the University of Pennsylvania team. Published academic researcher and creator of a validated student strengths programme, she lectures globally on wellbeing, and hosts Bringing Wellbeing To Life, a popular podcast on wellbeing topics. Lucy C. Hone is a published academic researcher, International Positive Education Network Global Rep, a best-selling author and contributor to Psychology Today. Trained by thought-leaders in the field at the University of Pennsylvania, she works with a diverse range of schools helping them understand and build wellbeing and resilience.

Summary:

The Educators' Guide to Whole-school Wellbeing addresses challenges faced by schools wanting to improve wellbeing. While many schools globally now understand the need to promote and protect student wellbeing, they often find themselves stuck - not knowing where to start, what to prioritise, or how to implement whole-school change. This book fills that gap. This book provides companionship through rich stories from schools around the worldthat have created wellbeing practices that work for their schools. It guides educators through processes that help create individualised, contextualised school wellbeing plans. With chapters addressing why wellbeing?', what is "whole school?"', change dynamics, measurement, staff wellbeing, coaching, cultural responsiveness, and how to build buy-in, it is the first of its kind. Balancing research and practice for each topic with expert practitioner and researcher insights, this book gives schools access to best-practice guidance from around the world in a user-friendly format, designed for busy educators. What sets the authors apart from the many school wellbeing practitioners globally is their substantial experience working alongside diverse school groups. While many have experience in one school, few work across a multitude of very different schools and clusters, giving these practising academics a unique appreciation for effective, cross-context processes.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of figures, tables, boxes, expert insights and case studies

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 What do we mean by whole-school?

3 Whole-school wellbeing is taught: The explicit curriculum

4 Whole-school wellbeing is caught: The implicit curriculum

5 Understanding change dynamics

6 Building ownership

7 Choosing a wellbeing model for your school

8 Measurement and evaluation

9 The sandpit phase

10 Building an effective team

11 Cultural responsiveness and wellbeing

12 Promoting educator wellbeing

13 Partnering with students

14 Connecting with parents, caregivers and the wider community

15 Promoting wellbeing through coaching in schools

16 Lessons learned from a decade of wellbeing in education

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-03285-X

0-429-28069-6

1-000-03283-3

9780429280696

OCLC:

1142040446