There is increasing concern about declining mental health amongst children in the UK and
the USA. Evolutionary and anthropological theorists have begun to build a theory linking this …

Hope is associated with benefits for psychological and physical wellbeing; consequently,
efforts to increase or sustain hopeful feelings are increasingly incorporated into wellness …

Many Primary school teachers will recall attending Psychology of Education courses during
their initial training and, although possibly finding some of the material presented quite …

One of the first tasks for the Primary teacher at the beginning of each school year is to
organise the physical layout of the classroom. Often this will be reviewed and altered as the …

Family, School, and Social Relationships Page 216 Chapter 10 Assessment of Children's Main
Contexts: Family, School, and Social Relationships Juan-Carlos Pérez-González, ¹ Débora …

Chronic psychological stress has deleterious effects on health and wellness; yet, positive
emotions can combat this negative influence. Researchers have begun to design and test …

Citation: Newman, S and Jarvis, P (2013) On ‘becoming social’: collaborative free play and
childhood. ‘Play across the lif Page 1 Citation: Newman, S and Jarvis, P (2013) On ‘becoming …

Too many academics are content to ignore the policy implications of their research; indeed,
too many policy makers are woefully ignorant of the existence of relevant research findings …

Once we begin to think about involving children in research and decisionmaking about
classroom organisation it becomes clear that in doing so we are actually doing something …