Difficult behaviour in groups

This article is based on work with 24 groupworkers in a Children's Services agency in the English Midlands. Focus groups to consider the training priorities for groupworkers revealed one of the most pressing issues was difficult behaviours in groups. (This was initially referred to as challenging behaviour, but it was recognised that the word is ambiguous, so it was replaced by 'difficult'). The groupworkers were asked to present an example of difficult behaviour, some of which are reproduced here, as part of a process to understand the meaning of difficult behaviour and to add context. Nine themes arose from the work with the Children's Services groupworkers, and the article explores each theme and its implications for groupwork practice. The article relates the topic of difficult behaviour to the wider literature and suggests that the key to understanding and working with these behaviours in groups is the ability of the groupworker to unlock the meaning of the behaviour, and to find a way to articulate this alongside group members. Groupworkers' honesty with themselves about the feelings aroused by difficult behaviours emerges as a significant factor.</p

Choosing Book Friends

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A study of the reactions of third grade pupils to the various types of children's literature that were available during three specific periods: 1900-1920; 1920-1940; 1940-1953

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Evaluative criteria in literature for elementary grades.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Cross Continental Readings of Visual Narratives: An analysis of Six Books in the New Zealand PictureBook Collection

This article argues that, by analyzing the ways in which illustrators use certain visual codes, we can learn much about a country's history/culture and demonstrates this by analyzing the visual narratives of six picture books from the New Zealand Picture Book Collection (NZPBC) Emphasis is placed on how the front covers-which introduce both the stories and the new culture to young readers-are used to facilitate cultural understanding by focusing on Intercultural stimuli/cultural exchanges; respecting beliefs/values; observing cultural lifestyles, sharing visual imagery and discussing the interplay between text and imag

The construction of a survey test in literature for grades four, five and six

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

The real Alice – the fairytale that comes true

Данная работа показывает влияние книги «Алиса в стране чудес» на культуру. Книга, которая написана в жанре абсурда, привлекает внимание современной молодежи к современным проблемам, затронутым автором: проблема «маленького человека», дурные привычки, психические заболевания, а также конфликтные отношения между людьми

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 43 (07) 1990

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Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 48 (04) 1994

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Can children resist making interpretations when uncertain?

In two experiments we examined young children’s ability to delay a response to ambiguous input. In Experiment 1 5- and 6- year olds performed as poorly when they had to choose between basing an interpretation on ambiguous input and delaying an interpretation as when making explicit evaluations of knowledge. Seven- and 8- year olds’ found the former task easy. In Experiment 2 5- and 6- year olds performed well on a task that required delaying a response but removed the need to decide between strategies. We discuss children’s difficulty with ambiguity in terms of the decision making demands made by different procedures. These demands appear to cause particular problems for young children