Book reviews [International Journal of Emotional Education, 7(2)]

Abstract

The reviews in this issue focus on two practical books for teachers, as well as on two policy reports to continue our expansion of focus onto reports in the reviews section. Both books, on the Kidscope peer mentoring approach and on listening approaches for teachers in a busy school context, advocate user-friendly approaches centred on the importance of interpersonal relations and communication in school settings. The holistic development of children is a pervasive concern of both. The policy reports are both based on examples across a range of European city and project contexts, through an EU funded PREVENT project on parental involvement for early school leaving and a European Commission, Directorate General Education and Culture focus on lessons from alternative education for mainstream school settings. The PREVENT project report seeks bridges between education and health contexts to combine a joint strategy for parental involvement and family support. The Ecory's report sets out an agenda for reform of mainstream school settings based on learnings from alternative education. Both reports focus on structures and processes at system levels to give supports and voices to the marginalised to help ensure the education system also works for them.