Spotlighting the strengths of every single student why U.S. schools need a new, strengths-based approach / Elsie Jones-Smith.
| Author/creator | Jones-Smith, Elsie |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, |
| Description | xiv, 285 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Emergence, growth and current uses of strengths-based educational systems -- The strengths mindset: understanding the nature of strengths -- Brain development, emotion, and learning -- The strengths-based school's component 1: a strengths-building pyramid -- Component 2: improving instruction, the academic curriculum -- Component 3: caring and empathic classrooms -- Component 4: preventing failure -- Component 5: increasing home, school, and community partnerships -- Assuring teachers understand their own strengths -- Creating and communicating a strengths-based school vision: getting involved. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011003124 |
| ISBN | 9780313391538 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 031339153X (hard copy : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780313391545 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0313391548 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |