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Better Than Ok : Helping Young People to Flourish at School and Beyond.
Title:
Better Than Ok : Helping Young People to Flourish at School and Beyond.
Author:
Street, Dr. Helen.
ISBN:
9781922089953
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (211 pages)
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 Noble -- 9. 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. Burns -- 15. 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. Burns -- 24. 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 White -- 31. Surviving Year Twelve by Michael Carr-Gregg -- 32. On Education by Jane Elliott -- About the Authors -- Copyright.
Abstract:
This is a book of up-to-date strategies for helping children-from their earliest years into adulthood-and is all about helping kids do more than just survive; these are strategies to help kids flourish. These solution-focused and easy-to-read essays are by 27 of the world's top experts in positive education. Learn to 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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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