Social life in school : pupils' experience of breaktime and recess from 7 to 16 years /

Based on a study of pupils from primary to secondary school, the text argues that breaktime plays an important part in a child's social development and considers what will happen in a society where these skills are not developed.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blatchford, Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Bristol, PA : Falmer Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • ch. 2 Pupils' experience and behaviour at breaktime : a review and description of research approach
  • ch. 3. Pupils' views on breaktime at 7, 11 and 16 years
  • ch. 4. Changes in breaktime activities from 7 to 16 years
  • ch. 5. Playground games at junior school : changes over the school year
  • ch. 6. Friendship formation after entry to junior school
  • ch. 7. The experience of friendship at breaktime at 16 years
  • ch. 8. Pupils' views on teasing and name calling at 7, 11 and 16 years
  • ch. 9. Fighting in school
  • ch. 10. Conclusion.