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Title: Book reviews [International Journal of Emotional Education, 12(1)]
Authors: Hayes, Beatrice
Sims-Schouten, Wendy
Cowie, Helen
Ecochard, Sidonie
Keywords: Books -- Reviews
Resilience (Personality trait)
Mental health
Emotional intelligence
Globalization
Aging
Educational psychology
Issue Date: 2020-04
Publisher: University of Malta. Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health
Citation: Hayes, B., Sims-Schouten, W., Cowie, H., & Ecochard, S. (2020). Book reviews. International Journal of Emotional Education, 12(1), 95-108.
Abstract: The themes of resilience and agency in the face of adversity and at the point of transition from one stage to another recur in these reviews of recent books, each one of which has important things to say to the readers of IJEE. Bauman and Rivers celebrate the opportunities offered by the digital age while not downplaying the potential risks to the mental health of children and young people. Lamericks, Danby, Bateman and Ekberg use exciting, child-centred methods to access the experiences and perspectives on mental health of young people in a range of institutional settings. This innovative book has a wealth of information that is relevant to practitioners and researchers alike. Next, two books, one quantitative and the other qualitative, demonstrate convincingly the extreme impact of poverty on children’s well-being. Evans, Ruane and Southall, members of the Radical Statistics Group, argue that powerful individuals and institutions control statistical data to serve their own ends. In fact, the authors propose, governments often mislead us through their manipulation of statistical findings. Consequently, physical and mental health difficulties, especially among poor families, are perpetuated. Kerry Hudson gives the inside view of the child growing up in poverty and the longstanding impact on her emotional and social development. Through her own determination and resilience, she not only survived but became a successful writer. However, on her return to the places of her childhood, she found that many families continue to experience dire poverty and deprivation. Her book is a moving testament to her journey and the people who helped her along the way but it is also a plea for action to be taken in the present day. In the context of higher education, Lee and LaDousa report on the continuing patterns of discrimination experienced by students from non-traditional backgrounds, not only from fellow students but also from the universities themselves. The section on the institutional lens to marginalisation gives disturbing insights into the ways in which inequalities are perpetuated. Finally, from a more theoretical perspective, Paul Downes presents the case for a spatial phenomenology in our conception of human development. Transitions between different spatial systems, according to his theory, are a means of understanding agency. He presents a powerful argument that challenges the domination of time over space by developmental psychologists. By contrast, he considers movements from one space or system to another as offering a much deeper understanding of agency and lived experience. Each book is challenging and offers us new ways of thinking about our field. I hope that you find the reviews insightful. If you would like to review books for IJEE, please write to me and let me know your areas of interest.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/55042
ISSN: 20737629
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