Caring for Children: International Perspectives on Pastoral Care and PSE

Abstract

Part 1 Perspectives: care and education - the comparative perspective, Ron Best and Peter Lang care, control and community, Ron Best trying but could do better! - a review of pastoral care in England and elsewhere, Peter Lang a systems perspective on whole school guidance/personal care programmes, Richard A. Young developmental counselling and guidance programmes in the schools - developments in the USA, Norman C. Gybsers a whole school approach to pastoral care - a New Zealand perspective, Rosie Arnott the development of pastoral care and career guidance in Singapore schools, Jamaliah Salim and Esther Chua. Part 2 Applications: the pastoral care and career guidance programme in an independent school in Singapore, T.C. Ong and L.H. Chia a pastoral care programme in a government primary school, Eleanor Watson sharing the task - your problem or our responsibility?, Elspeth O'Connor and Nancy Paterson towards pastoral care - a Catholic school perspective, A.C. Curtis and A. Wilmott the organization of pastoral care in independent secondary schools in Australia, David C. Martom skills for life - the internationalization of guidance, Stuart Ware the guidance tutoring approach to pastoral care, Lyn Theile and Col McCowan caring, upbringing and teaching - the Danish class form teacher system, Niels Reinsholm et al. Part 3 Training and support: caring for the care-givers, Bill Mann teacher training in pastoral care - the Singapore perspective, Esther Tan training needs in an international context, Ron Best and Peter Lang.