1st Edition

The Restorative Classroom Using Restorative Approaches to Foster Effective Learning

By Belinda Hopkins Copyright 2011
254 Pages
by Speechmark

254 Pages
by Speechmark

Restorative approaches are about more than just repairing relationships when things go wrong, they are also about making and maintaining relationships and they inform a style of teaching just as much as they do an approach to problem solving and conflict resolution. By giving everyone a voice, considering everyone's thoughts, feelings and needs and believing in people's ability to find... Read more
Part One: Restorative Approaches, Chapter 1: A Relational and Restorative Pedagogy – What is it and Who is it for?, Chapter 2: Setting the Context, Chapter 3: Five Key Themes for Creating the Restorative Classroom, Part Two: Making, Maintaining and Repairing Relationships, Chapter 4: Developing Relationships through Circles, Chapter 5: Fostering Social Responsibility, Chapter 6: Getting Along and Learning how to Speak Restorative, Chapter 7: Classroom Practice – How to Resist the Temptation to Manage Behaviour, Chapter 8: Teaching and Learning in a Restorative Classroom, Chapter 9: Responding Restoratively when Things have gone Wrong, Part Three: The Restorative Staffroom, Chapter 10: The Restorative Staffroom and its Place in the Restorative School, Bibliography, Appendix

Biography

Belinda Hopkins