Dalton, Elias, and Wandersman have answered the challenge of taking an abstract, theoretical topic and making it lively and understandable with concrete examples so students can understand the concepts and be excited. The authors do this through consistent pedagogy across the book, and most importantly, create opportunities for students to practice applying these concepts, bringing them alive for students. After introducing community psychology and its history, the authors describe methods of community research, and discuss how to understand communities from the perspectives of ecological diversity, sense of community, coping, and social support. The focus then shift to community programs and actions: preventing problem behavior and promoting social competence, citizen participation, organizing for community an social change, and program evaluation and development.

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Product Description: Urban Dreams: Stories of Hope, Resilience, and Character is a collection of essays written by students in an urban community in New Jersey. The essays are the encapsulated life stories of their authors, writers from urban elementary, middle, and high schools were given a chance to reflect on their own lives and articulate their Laws of Life: strong values and principles that guide them in everyday decision and actions...read more

Product Description: Developed over three decades, this research-validated curriculum focuses on teaching skills that will enable students to be reflective, non-impulsive, and responsible decision makers and problem solvers while emphasizing critical thinking skills...read more

Product Description: Cómo conseguir qu nuestros hijos sean responsables y adquieran un grado óptimo de sociabilidad.

Product Description: In this dynamic book, today's educational leaders offer their best ideas for building school communities that are safe, smart, caring, successful, and emotionally intelligent. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In this dynamic book, today's educational leaders offer their best ideas for building school communities that are safe, smart, caring, successful, and emotionally intelligent. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Offers a nine-step problem-solving approach to address the obstacles faced by school administrators as they initiate or maintain a goal-oriented environment that supports learning and achievement. (view table of contents)

The authors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting combine real-life scenarios, practical strategies, and helpful advice into a unique guide for parents on how to cope with the special challenges of dealing with teenagers, explaining how to deal with issues of identity, self-confidence, peer pressure, responsibility, and independence during the teen years. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

The authors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting combines real-life scenarios, practical strategies, and helpful advice into a unique guide for parents on how to cope with the special challenges of dealing with teenagers, explaining how to cope with the issues of identity, self-confidence, peer pressure, responsibility, and independence during the teen years. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Drawing on the same principles that inspired Emotional Intelligence, an insightful parenting guide presents a variety of practical, realistic suggestions to help youngsters develop such key qualities as cooperative work habits, selfawareness, and sympathy for others. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

A guide to establishing high-quality social and emotional education programs describes approaches to social and emotional learning for all levels and includes thirty-nine guidelines and field-inspired examples for classrooms, schools, and districts.

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Product Description: Providing school practitioners with widely applicable, flexible methods for effective intervention in today's changing school environment, this book details proven, practical techniques for promoting key skills in students for everyday social, academic, familial, and vocational success...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A child's self-control, social awareness, group participation, and interpersonal decision-making skills can be improved through school-based social competence programs. The author shows how to design and implement programs that prepare children for their roles as socially competent, responsible, and productive citizens...read more

Product Description: It might be said that success in life is a consequence of decisions made and problems successfully solved. That's why skill in these areas may be the most valuable contribution you can make to your students. Action plans in the areas of self control, social awareness, and group participation will increase your students' competence and confidence in all areas of life...read more