Rethinking Pastoral Care

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Author: Una Collins

ISBN-10: 0415194415

ISBN-13: 9780415194419

Category: Secondary Education

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This book looks at how teachers can attempt to give good quality pastoral care, whether as a form tutor in the first instance or in a managerial role further along in their development. Booknews Looks at how professionals can attempt to give good quality pastoral care, whether as classroom teachers or in managerial roles, drawing on outcomes from an innovative program for teachers in Ireland. Uses practical case studies as examples of what can be achieved, and explores the educational theory of this area. Extracts from dissertations of teachers, produced between 1993 and 1996, contain stories of their professional learning in pastoral care contexts Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

ContributorsEditorial prefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction11Contextualising the work72Pastoral care and the millennium143Revisiting the pastoral care school304Action research, a methodology of care435Transition year students and personal development526The silent majority727Three schools ... becoming ... one ...928Sir! Sir!1129Relate, negotiate, innovate - effective class tutoring13110Challenging students' perceptions of school14911Making collaboration real16512The bully within18513Making care visible198Bibliography209Index215