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Resilience Education
- Joel H. Brown - Center for Educational Research & Development, USA, Center for Educational Research & Development, San Diego State University, USA
- Marianne D'Emidio-Caston
- Bonnie Benard
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School Counselling
School Counselling
November 2000 | 128 pages | Corwin
`Everyone in practice, from superintendents to teachers, will enjoy this book' - Patrick Akos, Counsellor and Educator, University of Virginia
In this book, the authors offer a set of principles and practical applications to help educators make a difference in their students' lives.
Among the issues covered: Key decision-making skills students need in facing adversity; learning and teaching strategies to acquire good decision-making skills; vignettes and real-life examples of resilience in action; specific guidance for creating conditions for resilience in the classroom.
Preface
About the Authors
Part I: Supporting Evidence For Resilience
1. The Limitations of a Risk Orientation
2. Understanding the Human Capacity for Healthy Adaptation
3. Applying a Resilience Approach to Education
Part II: The PORT-able Approach to Resilience Education
4. Educating Through Participation, Observation, Reflection, and Transformation
5. Participation: Authentic, Active Engagement
6. Observation: Noting Your Experience
7. Reflection: Interpreting Your Experience
8. Transformation: Being Aware of and Responsible for Change
9. Bringing It All Together
References
Index