1st Edition

Nurturing Wellbeing Development in Education From little things, big things grow

Edited By Faye McCallum, Deborah Price Copyright 2016
158 Pages 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

At the core of education, the notion of wellbeing permeates both learner and teacher wellbeing. This book explores the central role and responsibility of education in ensuring the wellbeing of children and young people. Through the employment of vignettes, proactive educational wellbeing initiatives are provided to address issues pertaining to learner and teacher wellbeing, mainstream classrooms,... Read more

Preface: Professor Johanna Wyn  1. Wellbeing in Education Deborah Price and Faye McCallum  2. Wellbeing for All Faye McCallum and Deborah Price  3. Wellbeing in Disability Education Deborah Price  4.  Wellbeing in Alternative Education  Marnie Best  5. Technology and Wellbeing Barbara A. Spears  6. Teacher Wellbeing Faye McCallum and Deborah Price  7. Leading and Empowering Life-long Wellbeing: Well educators, well learners, well communities Deborah Price and Faye McCallum 

Biography

Faye McCallum is Professor and Dean of Education at Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Australia.

Deborah Price is Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Wellbeing at the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, School of Education; Program Director Master of Teaching; and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Education Wellbeing Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.