Bøker av Paul Cooper

Based on the podcast with over 100 million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.

This book draws on a framework of enregisterment and indexicality to chart the ways in which the Yorkshire dialect came to be associated with particular linguistic repertoires and social stereotypes from the nineteenth century through to today.

Designed for individual teachers and school teams, this text demonstrates how to approach and manage disruptive students and behaviour through a series of detailed strategies presented in the context of a research base and complete with case studies.

Based on the views of pupils who have been excluded from mainstream schools, this book offers sensible guidelines to reducing disaffection in both mainstream and segregated schools.

The authors present evidence of the success of nurture groups, and examine what factors affect the success of the group. From this they draw key messages for effective practice, including the importance of recognising a child's emotional needs and meeting them, and the role of the relationship between the teaching staff co-ordinating the group.

A clear and concise guide to classroom practice for teachers dealing with pupils with attention deficit/Hyperactivity disorder, a condition which is estimated to affect on average one in every 25 children.

Paul Cooper and Fintan O'Regan have produced a concise and comprehensive guide to including and educating children with AD/HD.

The contributors stress that EBDs are a form of communication, albeit an antagonistic one, and evaluate the success of different methods of intervention in clinical, educational and family settings. They argue that successful intervention requires an appreciation of the complex interplay in the social and personal factors affecting each child.

The authors show that exclusion is not the only option when dealing with children in emotional and behavioural difficulties in mainstream schools. Essential reading for special needs coordinators, teachers and heads.