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Intro; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Editor and Contributors; 1 Positive Schooling: Concept, Characteristics, Situation Analysis and Implications; Abstract; Introduction; Types of Schools in India; Characteristics of a Positive School Climate; Leadership; School Infrastructure; The Role of Teachers; Teaching Staff; Teaching Methods; Need for Period Training for the Teachers; School Curricula; Motivating Students; Disciplining Method; Corporal Punishment (CP); Enrolment and Attendance of Students in Schools
Addressing Students' Psychological Challenges and Introducing Mental Health Support ServicesLife Skills, or Reproductive and Sexual Health, Education for School Students; Assessing Aptitude and Interest of the Students for Future Career; Encouraging Students for Extra-Curricular Activities; Ensuring Safety in School; Examination and Methods of Evaluation of Student Performance; Student Protection Committee and Students Feedback Mechanism; Effective Parent-Teacher Meeting and Feedback Mechanism; Involving Larger Community in the School Management Committee
Revisiting Teachers Selection Procedure and Making School Teaching Job More Attractive Providing Better Salary and Other FacilitiesParental Involvement; Conclusion and Implications; References; Websites; 2 Academic Stress: What Is the Problem and What Can Educators and Parents Do to Help?; Abstract; Introduction; Impact of School Environment on Academic Stress; Other Relevant Sources of Stress; Perfectionism; Parenting; Negative Impact of Stress on Health; Physical Health; Mental Health; Negative Impact of Stress on Society; Recommendations for Educators and Parents
Universal School-Based Recommendations to Reduce StressRecommendations for Addressing Stress with Individual Students or Small Groups; Recommendations for Parents Outside of School; Conclusion; References; 3 Has Education Lost Sight of Children?; Abstract; Introduction; Education System in Britain; The History of Schooling in the UK; The Structure of the UK Education System; Schools and Well-Being; Conclusions; Is Performance the Way to Go?; The Cognitive Hypothesis; The Importance of Social and Emotional Development; Impact of the Cognitive Hypothesis for Teaching Methods; Conclusions
An Ecological Approach to EducationFactors Interact to Determine Educational Success; The Ecological Model; An Ecological Understanding of Education in the UK: Macro-, Exo- and Meso- Systemic Factors; Micro Systemic Factors; A Different Understanding of Intelligence; Conclusion; Successful Educational Systems; Children and Young People's Views; Successful Systems; Finland; Singapore; Conclusions; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Electronic Resources; 4 Understanding and Supporting Student Motivation for Learning; Abstract; Introduction
Addressing Students' Psychological Challenges and Introducing Mental Health Support ServicesLife Skills, or Reproductive and Sexual Health, Education for School Students; Assessing Aptitude and Interest of the Students for Future Career; Encouraging Students for Extra-Curricular Activities; Ensuring Safety in School; Examination and Methods of Evaluation of Student Performance; Student Protection Committee and Students Feedback Mechanism; Effective Parent-Teacher Meeting and Feedback Mechanism; Involving Larger Community in the School Management Committee
Revisiting Teachers Selection Procedure and Making School Teaching Job More Attractive Providing Better Salary and Other FacilitiesParental Involvement; Conclusion and Implications; References; Websites; 2 Academic Stress: What Is the Problem and What Can Educators and Parents Do to Help?; Abstract; Introduction; Impact of School Environment on Academic Stress; Other Relevant Sources of Stress; Perfectionism; Parenting; Negative Impact of Stress on Health; Physical Health; Mental Health; Negative Impact of Stress on Society; Recommendations for Educators and Parents
Universal School-Based Recommendations to Reduce StressRecommendations for Addressing Stress with Individual Students or Small Groups; Recommendations for Parents Outside of School; Conclusion; References; 3 Has Education Lost Sight of Children?; Abstract; Introduction; Education System in Britain; The History of Schooling in the UK; The Structure of the UK Education System; Schools and Well-Being; Conclusions; Is Performance the Way to Go?; The Cognitive Hypothesis; The Importance of Social and Emotional Development; Impact of the Cognitive Hypothesis for Teaching Methods; Conclusions
An Ecological Approach to EducationFactors Interact to Determine Educational Success; The Ecological Model; An Ecological Understanding of Education in the UK: Macro-, Exo- and Meso- Systemic Factors; Micro Systemic Factors; A Different Understanding of Intelligence; Conclusion; Successful Educational Systems; Children and Young People's Views; Successful Systems; Finland; Singapore; Conclusions; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Electronic Resources; 4 Understanding and Supporting Student Motivation for Learning; Abstract; Introduction