Cover; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- What Is Emotional Literacy and Why Is It Important to Schools?; Chapter 2 -- What Are We Aiming At? What Competences Are We Trying to Develop? In What Key Ways Can Schools Help Develop These Competences?; Chapter 3 -- Some Key Principles for Developing Emotional Literacy in Schools; Chapter 4 -- Emotional Literacy and Learning; Chapter 5 -- What Kind of Schools Promote Emotional Literacy?; Chapter 6 -- Profiling, Assessing and Evaluating Emotional Literacy
Chapter 7 -- Wider Support for the Emotionally Literate School: The Role of Local Education Authorities and of Healthy School ApproachesOverview: Key Steps in Becoming a More Emotionally Literate School; Contacts for Developing Emotional Literacy and Emotional Well-being in Schools; References; Index
Summary
'As someone with an interest in emotional literacy and in developing emotional literacy work in schools, I found this book an impressive resource. I would recommend it for those interested in this area, those working within schools on emotional literacy, and for school staff interested in developing their schools as emotionally literature organizations'-Debate. 'Visionary and easy to read'-Young Minds Magazine. The author: defines concepts and terms in ways that make sense to practitioners; outlines the scientific evidence behind the concept; explores ways in which schools can become more emot
