Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling

Taylor & Francis

Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary SchoolingAuthor(s): Malcolm Thorburn\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138668485, 978-1138668485\nSynopsis\nWellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling examines the role of wellbeing in schools and argues that it should be integral to core policy objectives in health and education. The whole school focus chosen is conducive to the review of wellbeing in schools, and assists in better understanding the complex relationships between learners and teachers in policy contexts, where every teacher has a responsibility for learners wellbeing. \n\nBy exploring a range of debates about the nature of wellbeing, the book shows how a childs wellbeing is inseparable from their overall capacity to learn and achieve, and to become confident, self-assured and active citizens. Drawing on international curriculum developments, it considers the ways in which wellbeing could reshape education.