Why Do Teachers Need to Know About Psychology?

Jeremy Monsen is Principal Educational Psychologist for the Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Educational Psychology Consultation Service (Bi-Borough Children’s Services), UK, and Honorary Lecturer at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.Lisa Marks Woolfson is Emeritus Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychological Sciences and Health at the University of Strathclyde, UK.James Boyle is Emeritus Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychological Sciences and Health at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

• List of Figures List of TablesSeries Editor’s PrefaceSeries Editor's Introduction to the Personal, Social and Emotional Perspectives for Educators SeriesUsing This BookNotes on ContributorsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgements1. Setting the Context, Jeremy Monsen (Principal Educational and Child Psychologist, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Educational Psychology Consultation Service, UK), Lisa Marks Woolfson (University of Strathclyde, UK) and James Boyle (University of Strathclyde, UK)2. The Professional Self and Psychology, James Boyle (University of Strathclyde, UK), Jeremy Monsen (Principal Educational and Child Psychologist, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Educational Psychology Consultation Service, UK) and Lisa Marks Woolfson (University of Strathclyde, UK)3. Health and Well-Being in Psychology, Lisa Marks Woolfson (University of Strathclyde, UK) and Stuart Woodcock (Griffith University, Australia)4. The Social World of the Classroom, Matthew P. Somerville (UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK) and Ed Baines (UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK) 5. Effective Interpersonal Communication, Jeremy Monsen (Principal Educational and Child Psychologist, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Educational Psychology Consultation Service, UK), Linda Crichton (Bi-borough Newly Qualified Teacher Service, UK), and Julie Shaw (Bi-borough Newly Qualified Teacher Service, UK)6. Resilience, Reflection and Reflexivity, James Boyle (University of Strathclyde, UK) and Elizabeth King (University of Strathclyde, UK)7. Psychology and the Effective Teacher, Lisa Marks Woolfson (University of Strathclyde, UK), James Boyle (University of Strathclyde, UK) and Jeremy Monsen (Principal Educational and Child Psychologist, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Educational Psychology Consultation Service, UK)ReferencesIndex

This important new book, written be expert educators and psychologists, will provide new and early careers teachers with a much-needed bridge between psychological theory, recent research and practical reflexive stimulus to deepen understanding. The focus on personal, social and emotional perspectives goes beyond the cognitive sciences currently dominating teacher education.