Social Support, Well-being, and Teacher Development by Bick-har LAM.

This book uses social support as a central theme to provide a sound underpinning for guiding teachers to play more supportive roles in schools. It comprises a series of empirical studies that address the psychological processes involved in feeling supported and providing support, and which demonstra...

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Main Author: LAM, Bick-har (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Understanding social support
  • 3 Well-being, psychological adjustments, and effective social support giving
  • 4 Social support, student outcomes, and teaching strategies
  • 5 Expert teachers' social support behaviours: A humanised classroom characterised by productive learning
  • 6 Social support giving and teacher development
  • 7 Conclusion: Constructing a supportive environment for student learning and teacher development.