Contents: Preface. 1. Understanding the young people. 2. Communication and behaviour. 3. SEBD students and teachers training. 4. Motivation. 5. Communication, emotion and behaviour. 6. Communication and its importance in learning. 7. Helping children at school. 8. Cultures and the value of dialogue. 9. Problems develop. 10. Education for all? 11. Nurture Groups 1970-2003. 12. Teaching pupils to communicate and think. 13. Mathematical communication. 14. Visualizing and verbalizing. 15. A neuro-educational approach in learning. 16. John's story: episode 3: problems increase. 17. Supporting young people. 18. Teaching and meeting with troubled children. 19. Emotional literacy and its implications for school. 20. Communication confidence through art. 21. Emotional leadership. 22. John's story: episode 4: strategies for coping? 23. Music for personal growth. 24. Music therapy. 25. The empowerment of the inner self through dance. 26. Reflections. 27. Drama and learning. 28. The art of influence. 29. Study support schemes. 30. Pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties. 31. Assessing the social and educational value of AD/HD. 32. Lifelong education. 33. Teacher leadership and student behaviour. 34. Conflict resolution skills. Index.

"There have been tremendous developments in the field of researches on human behaviour. Psychologists study human behaviour in various conditions. After World War II experiments were conducted on animals like rats and dogs to understand and modify human behaviour. Educationalist have tried to benefit from these findings and have applied this findings in child education. Educational psychologist have worked on human motivation and have tried to advise teachers to use methods of teaching with the help of these findings." (jacket)