Social and emotional education in primary school : integrating theory and research into practice

This book synthesizes concepts, findings, and best practices for a complete guide to planning, implementing, and evaluating social and emotional education (SEE) programs. Emphasizing "caught" as well as taught lessons, it offers a whole-school framework for SEE, with content, rationales, assessment tools, and age-appropriate strategies. Interventions are also included for use across subjects, to engage learners and assist students with behavioral and emotional difficulties. And the lessons travel beyond the classroom, involving the whole school, families and communities. Key areas of coverage include: * How SEE can be taught and assessed as a core competence. * Classroom and whole school frameworks to enhance SEE. * Examples of targeted interventions for at-risk students. * Techniques for enlisting parents and communities in supporting SEE. * A complete online set of SEE class and homework activities. __Social and Emotional Education in Primary School__ is an essential resource for scientist-practitioners, educators, and other professionals as well as researchers and graduate students in special and general education, child and school psychology, educational psychology, social work, positive psychology, and family-related fields. This book synthesizes concepts, findings, and best practices for a complete guide to planning, implementing, and evaluating social and emotional education (SEE) programs. Emphasizing "caught" as well as taught lessons, it offers a whole-school framework for SEE, with content, rationales, assessment tools, and age-appropriate strategies. Interventions are also included for use across subjects, to engage learners and assist students with behavioral and emotional difficulties. And the lessons travel beyond the classroom, involving the whole school, families and communities. Key areas of coverage include: How SEE can be taught and assessed as a core competence. Classroom and whole school frameworks to enhance SEE. Examples of targeted interventions for at-risk students. Techniques for enlisting parents and communities in supporting SEE. A complete online set of SEE class and homework activities. Social and Emotional Education in Primary School is an essential resource for scientist-practitioners, educators, and other professionals as well as researchers and graduate students in special and general education, child and school psychology, educational psychology, social work, positive psychology, and family-related fields. --- “This book cogently summarizes the latest advances in research, theory, and practice for educators who promote the social, emotional, and academic learning of primary-school students. It provides practical tools and strategies that teachers, administrators, and student support staff can apply in daily instruction and programming to enhance students' optimal development and academic performance.” Roger P. Weissberg, President and CEO, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) “This extraordinarily compact and valuable book integrates the best available theory, research, and practice internationally and services as an essential resource for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers. It is rare indeed that one book, in relatively few pages, can accomplish all of these goals. But Carmel Cefai has done so.” Maurice Elias, Director Rutgers Social-Emotional Learning Lab, Rutgers University, NJ, . “This book breathes life and vitality into the journey for researchers, teachers, and anyone undertaking the challenge of helping young people flourish in academically and socially competent and resilient ways in this modern world.” Phillip Slee, Professor in Human Development, Flinders University, South Australia. This book synthesizes concepts, findings, and best practices for a complete guide to planning, implementing, and evaluating social and emotional education (SEE) programs. Emphasizing "caught" as well as taught lessons, it offers a whole-school framework for SEE, with content, rationales, assessment tools, and age-appropriate strategies. Interventions are also included for use across subjects, to engage learners and assist students with behavioral and emotional difficulties. And the lessons travel beyond the classroom, involving the whole school, families and communities. Key areas of coverage include: How SEE can be taught and assessed as a core competence. Classroom and whole school frameworks to enhance SEE. Examples of targeted interventions for at-risk students. Techniques for enlisting parents and communities in supporting SEE. A complete online set of SEE class and homework activities. Social and Emotional Education in Primary School is an essential resource for scientist-practitioners, educators, and other professionals as well as researchers and graduate students in special and general education, child and school psychology, educational psychology, social work, positive psychology, and family-related fields. --- “This book cogently summarizes the latest advances in research, theory, and practice for educators who promote the social, emotional, and academic learning of primary-school students. It provides practical tools and strategies that teachers, administrators, and student support staff can apply in daily instruction and programming to enhance students' optimal development and academic performance.” Roger P. Weissberg, President and CEO, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) “This extraordinarily compact and valuable book integrates the best available theory, research, and practice internationally and services as an essential resource for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers. It is rare indeed that one book, in relatively few pages, can accomplish all of these goals. But Carmel Cefai has done so.” Maurice Elias, Director Rutgers Social-Emotional Learning Lab, Rutgers University, NJ, . “This book breathes life and vitality into the journey for researchers, teachers, and anyone undertaking the challenge of helping young people flourish in academically and socially competent and resilient ways in this modern world.” Phillip Slee, Professor in Human Development, Flinders University, South Australia. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Education That Matters in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 1-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Social and Emotional Education: A Framework for Primary Schools....Pages 11-32 An Overarching Structure for the Implementation of Social and Emotional Education....Pages 33-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-41 Taught Social and Emotional Education: SEE in the Curriculum....Pages 43-80 Caught Social and Emotional Education: A Caring Classroom Community....Pages 81-95 Targeted Interventions for Pupils Experiencing Difficulties....Pages 97-110 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 A Whole-School Approach to SEE: The School as a Caring Community....Pages 113-131 From Neurasthenia to Eudaimonia: Teachers’ Well-Being and Resilience....Pages 133-148 Reaching Out: Parents’/Caregivers’ Engagement, Education and Well-Being....Pages 149-157 Conclusion....Pages 159-161 Back Matter....Pages 163-181