The book is a practical and up-to-date account of ways in which schools can use emotional literacy to realize their goals of school improvement and effectiveness, increased learning, more efficient management of teaching and learning and improved relationships.

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What are We Aiming at? What Competences are We Trying to Develop? In What Key Ways Can Schools Help Develop These Competences?

What are We Aiming at? What Competences are We Trying to Develop? In What Key Ways Can Schools Help Develop These Competences?

What are we aiming at? What competences are we trying to develop? In what key ways can schools help develop these competences?

Goals of This Chapter

By the end of this chapter you will:

  • have explored what is meant by ‘emotional literacy’ for individuals, in terms of the specific competences that might constitute it
  • understand what these competences mean and why they are important to learning, and to shaping behaviour
  • identified some key ways in which schools can develop these competences in their students and staff.

Introduction

Why Clarifying the Competences We Want to Develop is Important

It is important to start from a clear idea of what we are trying ...

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