Life Choices Teaching Adolescents to Make Positive Decisions about Their Own Lives
| Author/creator | Carradice, Phil Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : SAGE Publications, Limited Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Incorporated [Distributor] |
| Description | 136 p. ill 09.530 x 06.690 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Series | Lucky Duck Bks. |
| Summary | Annotation Includes CD-Rom</p> <p></p> <p>'Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile..teachers, parents and carers worry that the decisions that children and young people make might be unwise or dangerous' - <b><i> Bertrand Russell</p> <p></b></i></p> <p>'You'd be hard pushed to find a better decision-making programme than this excellent set of books... This series will undoubtedly kick-start conversation, prod thinking and stimulate classroom debate' - <b><i>Times Educational Supplement Magazine</p> <p></b></i></p> <p>Decision making is a skill involving both a cognitive and an affective process. The ability to:</p> <p>- recognize the thoughts and feelings;</p> <p>- consider the consequences;</p> <p>- choose the best outcome;</p> <p>is a highly valued facility leading to resilience, achievement and responsibility. The skill can be taught and in these three volumes the authors provide all the materials needed to teach a course on decision making at each age level.</p> <p></p> <p>The programme provides a menu of stories related to the real life experiences of the young people. Topics are selected to be age appropriate and the series includes:</p> <p>- Stealing;</p> <p>- Lying;</p> <p>- Social behaviours;</p> <p>- Risks;</p> <p>- Justice;</p> <p>- Loss, Grief and Bereavement; </p> <p>- Prejudice; </p> <p>- First love; </p> <p>- Disability; </p> <p>- Leaving home;</p> <p>- Family relationships. </p> <p></p> <p>The teacher notes indicate 'stopping points' where reflection and discussion is encouraged. A choice of endings is offered or the young people can develop their own ideas about what might happen next. </p> <p></p> <p>The course can be introduced at any age or used to develop the skills through school life from early years to the teens.</p> <p></p> <p>Other books in the series include Margaret Collins's <a href="http:/www.sagepub.co.uk/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book228276 " target="_blank">First Choices</a> and Phil Carradice's <a href="http:/www.sagepub.co.uk/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book228277 " target="_blank">Good Choices</a> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781412918169 |
| ISBN | 1412918162 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781412918169 |
| Stock number | B18162C 00325166 |
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