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Positive Schooling and Child Development

International Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Sibnath Deb

    1. Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

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  • Discusses the broad concept of positive schooling in general and the Indian schooling system in particular
  • Addresses concerns of safety, security and inclusion of children and adolescents in schools
  • Brings up emerging issues related to positive schooling and possible structural reforms in the system beyond traditional schooling concepts

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Positive Schooling: Concept, Characteristics, Situation Analysis and Implications

    • Sibnath Deb
    Pages 1-26

  3. Academic Stress: What Is the Problem and What Can Educators and Parents Do to Help?

    • Cheryl Maykel, Johanna deLeyer-Tiarks, Melissa A. Bray
    Pages 27-40

  4. Has Education Lost Sight of Children?

    • Victoria G. Lidchi
    Pages 41-68

  5. Understanding and Supporting Student Motivation for Learning

    • Linda Gilmore
    Pages 69-92

  6. Culturally Responsive Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports

    • Amity Noltemeyer, Erin A. Harper, Anthony G. James
    Pages 93-102

  7. Toxic Teachers: A Bar on Positive Child Growth

    • Nilanjana Sanyal
    Pages 103-114

  8. Enhancing Education: Improving Learner Outcomes with Principles of Psychology

    • Anjali Gireesan
    Pages 115-126

  9. Strength-Based Approaches to Mental Health Promotion in Schools: An Overview

    • Shikha Soni, Noufal Hameed
    Pages 127-148

  10. The Critical Role of Schools in Adolescent Mental Health Care: Organizing Systems and Developing Pathways

    • Chetna Duggal, Lamia Bagasrawala
    Pages 149-183

  11. Efficacy of Reproductive and Sexual Health Education for School-Going Adolescents

    • Sibnath Deb
    Pages 185-203

  12. Life Skills Education (LSE) in a Volatile Context for Promotion of Peace and Harmony: A Model from Gujarat, India

    • Subhasis Bhadra
    Pages 205-232

  13. Child Friendly Schools: Challenges and Issues in Creating a Positive and Protective School Environment

    • Shinto Thomas, K. Alphonsa Jose, P. Aneesh Kumar
    Pages 233-248

  14. Mental Health Promotion at Schools: Need, Challenges and Role of Teachers and Counsellors

    • M. Manjula
    Pages 249-268

  15. The Importance of Recreational Activities to Assess and Prevent Bullying

    • Ana Carina Stelko-Pereira, Jessica Elena Valle, Lucia C. A. Williams
    Pages 269-285

  16. All Work and No Play: The Importance of Extracurricular Activities in the Development of Children

    • Bangalore N. Roopesh
    Pages 287-301

  17. Quest for a Therapeutic Anodyne for the Degenerating Teacher—Student Relationship in New India

    • S. Visaka Devi
    Pages 303-323

  18. School Principals as Leaders: Major Research Trends and Future Directions

    • Bishakha Majumdar
    Pages 325-345

  19. Towards Positive Schooling, Training, and Motivation: A Teacher Education Model

    • Vimala Veeraraghavan
    Pages 347-360

  20. Children with Disability in India: Policies, Assessment, and Management

    • Anjali Gireesan
    Pages 361-381
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About this book

This volume discusses the importance of positive schooling in producing responsible and potentially productive adults. Students are generally more motivated to do well and to realize their full potential in schools that have a positive schooling climate, where they feel safe, included and supported. Nevertheless, the reality in today's schools is very different. This volume discusses the major challenges faced by children and adolescents in schools, including problems with curricula, safety issues, lack of inclusive policies, non-availability of teachers, ineffective teaching, insensitivity towards students’ issues, improper evaluation methods, harmful disciplinary measures, and so on. Experts in child psychology and education discuss these issues at length in this volume and offer viable solutions for policymakers, school administrators, teachers and parents to make suitable changes and create a positive atmosphere in educational institutions. This volume further discusses the role of various stakeholders---school principals, teachers, counsellors and psychologists---in addressing these challenges. In addition, it raises other, emerging issues which have not been covered in previous volumes on this topic and offers evidence-based suggestions to address them. 

The intended readership of the volume is researchers and students of psychology, education, sociology, social work and public health, and school teachers, administrators and teacher-trainers. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

    Sibnath Deb

About the editor

Prof. Sibnath Deb, PhD & DSc, is full-time professor of the Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University (A Central University), India. Prof. Deb is also acting as Director (I/C), Directorate of Distance Education and Dean (I/C), School of Law, Pondicherry University. Prior to joining the Pondicherry University he was teaching in the University of Calcutta. In 1994, Prof. Deb did an intensive course on ‘HIV/AIDS and Qualitative Research’ from the University of Western Australia. During April 2009 to Aug. 2009, Prof. Deb visited the School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia as Visiting Faculty. Currently he is also Adjunct Professor of the School of Public Health and Social Work, QUT, Australia. During 2004-’08, he served the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) as Councilor Member. In brief, he has got 28 years of teaching, research and administrative experience and has produced 16PhD’s in addition to publishing more than 100 research articles/book chapters in the leading national and international journals. Prof. Deb has written six books and edited five books. His latest book titled ‘Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being’ has been published by Springer in 2016. His two more books titled ‘An Empirical Investigation into Child Abuse and Neglect in India: Burden, Impact and Protective Measures’(Springer) and ‘Distance Education: Prospects, Challenges and Way Forward’ (Pearson) are in press. Current areas of research interest of Prof. Deb include child safety, students’ mental health, adolescent reproductive health, and applied social psychology (sibnath23@gmail.com).  



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Positive Schooling and Child Development

  • Book Subtitle: International Perspectives

  • Editors: Sibnath Deb

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0077-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0076-9Published: 02 August 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4324-7Published: 10 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0077-6Published: 20 July 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 435

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Child and School Psychology, Educational Psychology, Quality of Life Research

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