A Different Kind of Teacher (Cassell Studies in Pastoral Care and Personal Social Education) - Hardcover

Humphreys, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0304330884 ISBN 13: 9780304330881

Publisher: UNKNO

Synopsis

Recognizing many of the difficulties facing teachers today, Dr Humphreys provides innovative and practical ways to bring about a more positive climate within staffrooms and classrooms. A key theme is that the self-esteem of teachers and students is a major determining factor of the relationships between teacher and teacher, teacher and student, and student and student. The resolution of problems within the staffroom and classroom needs to be based on the nature of relationships between the members of these two school systems. Dr Humphreys focuses on eight main areas: stress management, self-esteem of teachers, staff relationships and morale, self-esteem of students, emotional and behavioral problems of students and staff, classroom management, whole-school approach, effective leadership At the end of each chapter there is a list of key insights and key actions that will lead to more effective personal, interpersonal and classroom management. This is a challenging book confronting many of the traditional approaches to teaching and discipline within classrooms.

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About the Author

Dr Tony Humphreys is a consultant clinical psychologist, author and public speaker. He is the author of thirteen bestselling books including The Power of 'Negative' Thinking, Myself, My Partner, Leaving the Nest, A Different Kind of Teacher, A Different Kind of Discipline, Work and Worth: Take Back Your Life, Examining Your Times and Whose Life Are You Living?. His books are available in 24 foreign-language editions.

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• ISBN 10: 0304330884
• ISBN 13: 9780304330881
• Binding: Hardcover