Just Schools: A Whole School Approach to Restorative Justice

by Belinda Hopkins

Book Overview

Restorative justice is a dynamic and innovative way of dealing with conflict in schools, promoting understanding and healing over assigning blame or dispensing punishment. It can create an ethic of care and justice that makes schools safer and happier, not only through reducing conflict, but also in terms of developing active citizenship skills, good self-esteem, open communication and team work in students.

From a teaching background herself,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843101327
• ISBN13: 9781843101321
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.6"