Children's Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Schools: A Critical Perspective

by Debbie Watson, Carl Emery, Phil Bayliss, et al.

Many theories of children's well-being reduce the task of nurturing it to checking items off an objective list. Offering a more complex and nuanced view of the concept, Debbie Watson, Carl Emery, and Phil Bayliss argue here that well-being should be understood at the level of the subjective child and that schools should foster well-being by promoting positive relationships and greater inclusivity. Shedding new light on this critical but often taken-for-granted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847425232
• ISBN13: 9781847425232
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"