Overcoming learning and behaviour difficulties : partnership with pupils / / edited by Kevin Jones and Tony Charlton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783980203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996
• ISBN: 1-134-81434-8; 0-203-29395-9; 1-280-33123-2; 0-203-03402-3; 1-134-81435-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JonesKevin <1950->; CharltonTony
• Disciplina: 371.9260942; 371.930941
• Soggetti: Learning disabled children - Education - Great Britain; Problem children - Education - Great Britain; Teacher-student relationships - Great Britain; Classroom management - Great Britain
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Sources of learning and behaviour difficulties Kevin Jones and Tony Charlton; Where is control located? Tony Charlton; Helping children to find a voice Jeff Lewis; Listen to the child Alison Scott-Bauman; Non-directive counselling in schools Susannah Temple; Peer support practices in classrooms and schools Tony Charlton and Kevin Jones; Contracting Julian M. Brown; Supporting learning within the classroom Kevin Jones, Graham Bill and Mayling Quah; Children's personal problem solving Pamela Sharpe; IT, disability and the classroom: a case study Ian LeechSelf-management through self-monitoring Malcolm Hanson; Pupils as partners: pupils' contributions to the governance of schools Paul Cooper; Involving pupils in policy development Philip Garner; Enhancing and auditing partnership with pupils Kevin Jones, Tony ; Charlton and Rebecca Whittern; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Partnership with students, involving them more in decisions which effect their education, can improve both motivation and behaviour. This is recognised by recent legislation, notably the Code of Practice for special needs. The contributions in this collection first consider issues such as empowerment and sources for learning and behaviour difficulties. The central sections, written by respected experts, look at different kinds of partnership and how they can be used, including peer tutoring, counselling, contracts, class-based support, self- monitoring and a range of whole school approache