Perspectives on Behaviour: A Practical Guide to Effective Interventions for Teachers

by Harry Ayers, Don Clarke, Anne Murray

Overview

This book is a practical guide to the following eight perspectives on behaviour:

• biological -

focusing on biological and biochemical processes in accounting for behaviour;

behavioural

(or behaviourist) - focusing on overt, observable and measurable behaviours and their reinforcement in accounting for behaviour;

cognitive

(or cognitive-behavioural) - focusing on cognitive processes (beliefs, attitudes, expectations and attributions) in accounting for behaviour; combines both the cognitive and the behavioural perspective;

social learning

- focusing on observational learning, perceived self-efficacy and expectancies in accounting for behaviour;

psychodynamic

- focusing on unconscious conflicts in early childhood as accounting for current behaviour;

humanistic

- focusing on low self-esteem and problems in coping with and exploring feelings in accounting for behaviour;

ecosystemic

- focusing on positive and negative interactions between teachers and students within the school and those that externally affect the school; these interactions are seen as accounting for behaviour;

ecological

- focusing on the influence of systems and the environment in accounting for behaviour.

The aim of the book is to enable the reader to develop a structured approach to emotional and behavioural problems by drawing on one or more of the above perspectives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136608568
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/12/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Harry Ayers, Don Clarke, Anne Murray

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The biological perspective; Chapter 2 The behavioural perspective; Chapter 3 The cognitive-behavioural perspective; Chapter 4 The social learning perspective; Chapter 5 The psychodynamic perspective; Chapter 6 The humanistic perspective; Chapter 7 The ecosystemic perspective; Chapter 8 The ecological perspective;