Children's social and emotional wellbeing in schools : a critical perspective / Debbie Watson ... [et. al.]

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-262) and index.

Introduction -- Context. Conceptual dimensions of wellbeing -- Policy on the promotion of wellbeing in schools -- Practice of social and emotional wellbeing in schools -- The measurement of wellbeing -- Key issues. Inclusion in schools -- Accessing minority voices-implications for wellbeing Children's peer relationships in schools Opportunities for playful expressions of wellbeing / Karen McInnes -- 'A golden thread' - children's rights and their contribution to the wellbeing discourses / Margaret Boushel -- Professionals supporting wellbeing in schools -- New directions. The space to do something different -- Policy and practice reflections -- Conclusion.

"This book challenges the concept of wellbeing as applied to children, particularly in a school-based context. Taking a post-structural approach, it suggests that wellbeing should be understood, and experiences revealed, at the level of the subjective child. This runs counter to contemporary accounts that reduce children's wellbeing to objective lists of things that are needed in order to live well. This book will be useful for academics and practitioners working directly with children, and anyone interested in children's wellbeing."--Publisher's website.