ABSTRACT

Sharing insights of various theoretical perspectives to help understand the complex root causes of children’s behaviour, Supporting Positive Behaviour in Early Childhood Settings and Primary Schools highlights key responses that can encourage positive mental health, resilience and behaviour.

Drawing on a range of theoretical frameworks, this book:

  • Translates theoretical insights into adaptable and practical responses
  • Considers children's strengths and needs with regards to resilience and mental health
  • Includes case studies, tasks and questions for reflection
  • Identifies innovative practical strategies for supporting positive behaviour in educational settings

Combining theoretical perspectives on supporting positive behaviour, Supporting Positive Behaviour in Early Childhood Settings and Primary Schools is user-friendly and conceptually unified. It gives early childhood and primary students and teachers a clear understanding of what to do to facilitate positive behaviour and why to do it, encouraging true professionalism in education, and ensuring children learn and develop to their highest potential.

chapter Chapter 1|13 pages

Deconstructing authority, control and discipline

chapter Chapter 6|16 pages

The biological bases of behaviour

chapter Chapter 7|19 pages

Behaviour in context

Bioecological theory and the web of development 1

chapter Chapter 8|13 pages

An intercultural perspective on behaviour

chapter Chapter 9|20 pages

Combining theoretical approaches

The example of bullying