Enhancing Relationships Between Children and Teachers

Teaching children involves more than knowing your subject and being able to maintain control of a class. Every child that comes into the classroom is unique. All have different home environments, ethnic backgrounds, abilities and learning styles. And every child develops a different relationship with the teacher. "Enhancing Relationships Between Children and Teachers" focuses on the complexity of the child-teacher relationship and how school psychologists and counsellors can help teachers to understand the myriad factors involved in their classroom relationships.;The approach presented here uses sytems theory to discuss the multiple factors in child-teacher relationships and integrates school, clinical and developmental psychology. The book is organized according to the ever-expanding circle of systems discussed. The chapters move from the individual child's personality as a "system" to the individual child-teacher relationship, multiple relationships in the classroom, and finally school policy's influence on the child-teacher relationship. Clear, informative text and case examples show how to apply this approach for improving child-teacher relationships in any classroom situation.