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The Child at School Peter Blatchford (Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK)

The Child at School By Peter Blatchford (Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK)

The Child at School by Peter Blatchford (Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK)

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The Child at School offers an integrated perspective on children's social interactions and relationships with their peers and teachers in school. It will be essential reading for all students of child development and educational psychology.

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The Child at School: Interactions with peers and teachers, 2nd Edition by Peter Blatchford (Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK)

What is the nature of children's social life in school?
How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other school staff influence their development and experience of school? This book, written by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides answers to these questions by offering an integrated perspective on children's social interactions and relationships with their peers and teachers in school. Peer interactions in school have tended to be underestimated by educationalists, and this book redresses the balance by giving them equal weight to teacher-child interactions.

In this second edition, the authors extensively revise the text on the basis of many years of research and teaching experience. They highlight common misconceptions about children, their social lives, and school achievement which have often resulted in ineffective school policy. The book includes a number of important topics, including:

    • The significance of peer-friendships at school
      • The nature and importance of play and break-times
        • Aggression and bullying at school
          • Peer relations and learning at school
            • The classroom environment and teacher-pupil interaction
              • The influence of gender in how children learn at school.
                • Advantages and disadvantages of different methodological approaches for studying children in school settings
                  • Policy implications of current research findings.

                    The Child at School will be essential reading for all students of child development and educational psychology. It will also be an invaluable source for both trainee and practicing teachers and teaching assistants, as well as clinical psychologists and policy makers in this area.

                    The Child at School Reviews

                    'Schools are amongst the most significant contexts in which children develop, and children's prior development influences how they respond to schools. The over-arching aim of The Child at School is to underline this inter-dependency and to challenge the widespread belief that education and development can be treated separately. It succeeds triumphantly, providing a compendium of up-to-date research on topics as varied as play, bullying, gender, ability grouping, and class size. No comparable volume comes close to matching in breadth of vision.' - Christine Howe, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK

                    'Researchers in educational and developmental psychology examine children's social interactions and relationships with each other, their teachers, and school staff, emphasizing that peer interactions are just as important as teacher-child interactions. [...] The book is for students in child development and educational psychology, and for classroom teachers, clinical psychologists, and policy makers. This second edition reflects the latest research.' - Eithne O'Leyne, ProtoVIEW


                    'Schools are amongst the most significant contexts in which children develop, and children's prior development influences how they respond to schools. The over-arching aim of The Child at School is to underline this inter-dependency and to challenge the widespread belief that education and development can be treated separately. It succeeds triumphantly, providing a compendium of up-to-date research on topics as varied as play, bullying, gender, ability grouping, and class size. No comparable volume comes close to matching in breadth of vision.' - Christine Howe, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK

                    About Peter Blatchford (Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK)

                    Peter Blatchford is Professor of Psychology and Education at the UCL Institute of Education, UK. Anthony D. Pellegrini is Emeritus Professor at the University of Minnesota, USA. Ed Baines is Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education at the UCL Institute of Education, UK.

                    Table of Contents

                    1. An Introduction to The Child at School 2. Children's social competence and peer relations 3. Pupil friendships in school 4. Children's Play 5. Breaktime/Recess in school 6. Aggression in school: the specific case of bullies and victims 7. Peer Relations and School Learning 8. Classroom environments 9. Adult-pupil Interactions in the classroom 10. Teacher expectations 11. Differences in classroom interaction in relation to gender 12. A concluding note

                    Additional information

                    NPB9781848722996
                    9781848722996
                    1848722990
                    The Child at School: Interactions with peers and teachers, 2nd Edition by Peter Blatchford (Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
                    Peter Blatchford (Professor in Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
                    International Texts in Developmental Psychology
                    New
                    Hardback
                    Taylor & Francis Ltd
                    2015-07-16
                    308
                    N/A
                    Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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