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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782485103321

Autore

Cowie Helen

Titolo

Managing violence in schools [[electronic resource] ] : a whole-school approach to best practice / / Helen Cowie and Dawn Jennifer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, 2007

ISBN

9786611897994

1-4129-3439-7

1-281-89799-X

1-84860-745-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 144 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

JenniferDawn

Disciplina

371.58

Soggetti

School violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-141) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Boxes and Case studies; List of Activities, Activity Handouts and Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Understanding school violence; 3 Working with the whole-school community; 4 Preparing for change; 5 Conducting a needs analysis; 6 Children helping children through peer support; 7 Emotional literacy in schools; 8 Restorative practice; 9 The Support Group Method; 10 Whole-school community checklist: promoting a safe school environment; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Written by experts in research, practice and training in the field, this timely text, proposes a whole school approach to reduce the impact of violence on children's development underpinned by recent research findings.