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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784886603321

Titolo

Health education [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 107, Number 6 Thinking positive : the importance of resilience and listening to children and young people / / guest editors: Professor Don Stewart and Dr. Jenny McWhirter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, : Emerald Insight, c2007

ISBN

1-281-14355-3

9786611143558

1-84663-661-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Collana

Health education ; ; 107, no. 6

Altri autori (Persone)

McWhirterJenny (Research associate)

StewartDon

Disciplina

613

Soggetti

Communication in medicine

Health education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Thinking positive; Health-promoting school indicators: schematic models from students; Childrens', parents' and teachers' perceptions of child wellbeing; Promoting school connectedness through whole school approaches; A resilience framework: perspectives for educators; How effective is the health-promoting school approach in building social capital in primary schools?; Development of population-based resilience measures in the primary school setting; Internet review; Note from the publisher

Sommario/riassunto

This e-book is dedicated to the memory of Noreen Whetton. The papers in this e-book discuss the resilient school approach, and the child focused approach of Noreen Whetton in her work in health education on understanding children and young people. Resilience is a life event phenomenon that buffers against circumstances that normally overwhelm a person's coping capacity. It is linked with ""coherence"", or the ability to handle stress-related problems, ""connectedness"" and the ecological model encompassing a lifespan approach, within key settings that influence the individual's



psychosocial de