Caring Classrooms/Intelligent Schools: The Social Emotional Education of Young Children

by Jonathan Cohen

Book Overview

This much-needed volume presents current thinking about effective social and emotional education with young children. Leading national experts describe the range of programs and perspectives that elementary teachers and school specialists can use to promote social-emotional learning. They provide concrete strategies and curricular-based programs that educators can rapidly implement or integrate into school life--in and outside the classroom. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807740578
• ISBN13: 9780807740576
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Safe Classrooms/Intelligent Schools

Practical, concrete suggestions for teachers (and to a lesser extent, parents) who want to understand how to promote children's social and emotional skills and knowledge. There are so many programs and perspectives 'out there' - this book helps to make sense of it - As a practicing teacher, I loved it and found it actually helpful in my classroom work.