1st Edition

The Child at School Interactions with peers and teachers, 2nd Edition

318 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

What is the nature of children’s social life in school? How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other school staff influence their development and experience of school? This book, written by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides answers to these questions by offering an integrated perspective on children’s social interactions... Read more

1. An Introduction to The Child at School  2. Children’s social competence and peer relations  3. Pupil friendships in school  4. Children’s Play  5. Breaktime/Recess in school  6. Aggression in school: the specific case of bullies and victims  7. Peer Relations and School Learning  8. Classroom environments  9. Adult-pupil Interactions in the classroom  10. Teacher expectations  11. Differences in classroom interaction in relation to gender  12. A concluding note

Biography

Peter Blatchford is Professor of Psychology and Education at the UCL Institute of Education, UK.

Anthony D. Pellegrini is Emeritus Professor at the University of Minnesota, USA.

Ed Baines is Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education at the UCL Institute of Education, UK.

‘Schools are amongst the most significant contexts in which children develop, and children’s prior development influences how they respond to schools. The over-arching aim of The Child at School is to underline this inter-dependency and to challenge the widespread belief that education and development can be treated separately. It succeeds triumphantly, providing a compendium of up-to-date research on topics as varied as play, bullying, gender, ability grouping, and class size. No comparable volume comes close to matching in breadth of vision.’Christine Howe, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK

'Researchers in educational and developmental psychology examine children's social interactions and relationships with each other, their teachers, and school staff, emphasizing that peer interactions are just as important as teacher-child interactions. [...] The book is for students in child development and educational psychology, and for classroom teachers, clinical psychologists, and policy makers. This second edition reflects the latest research.' - Eithne O'Leyne, ProtoVIEW