Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xv, 148 pages : illustrations, charts, photographs ; 28 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Understanding optimism -- Explanatory style: how optimism is learned -- Creating a climate for teaching optimism -- Activities for building children's optimism -- The optimistic educator. |
Summary |
"The benefits of an optimistic thinking style have slowly been seeping into early childhood teaching practice through research on resiliency, leadership, health, and what has been termed “grit.” Yet there remains a large vacuum in teacher education on both the importance and mechanics of teaching young children to become optimistic thinkers." |
Subject(S) |
Optimism in children.
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Educational psychology.
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School children -- Attitudes.
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Learning, Psychology of.
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Added Name(S) |
Koralek, Derry Gosselin, author.
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ISBN |
9781605546612 (paperback) |
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