Engaging Troubling Students
A Constructivist Approach

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Informationen zum Autor Klappentext This book is designed for both special and general teachers faced with managing classrooms with emotionally and behaviourally troubled students. It emphasizes a growing trend in special education by taking a constructivist approach to classroom management and moving away from the traditional behavioural approach. The book begins with a very comprehensive introduction both behavioural practice and EBD students! and quickly moves to a critical definition of constructivsim Zusammenfassung Filled with rich narrative and designed for educators working with troubling students each day! this insightful! practical guide leads you in developing helpful! trusting student-teacher relationships. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Teaching as Relationship About This Book Outline of the Book Part I: Conceptual and Historical Foundations 1. Examining Child and School Behaviors 2. Introducing Critical Constructivism 3. Creating a Participatory Classroom Community Part II: The Pedagogies of Constructivism 4. Adopting a Caring Pedagogy 5. Working Together 6. Reflective Teaching Part III: Programs and Practices 7. Using Conflict Resolution as Instruction 8. Implementing the KEYS Program for Students With E/BD 9. Working With Families 10. Considering Inclusive Education 11. Honoring and Developing Ourselves as Teachers References Index