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Health and Wellbeing in Childhood

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Authors

Edited by
Susanne Garvis
, Swinburne University,
Donna Pendergast
, Griffith University, Queensland
Published 2020

Description

The period from birth to 12 years is crucial in a child's development and can significantly impact future educational success, resilience and participation in society. Health and Wellbeing in Childhood provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to a wide range of topics and issues in health and wellbeing education, including child safety, bullying and social emotional wellbeing, resilience, physical education, communication development and friendships. It explores relevant policies, standards and frameworks, including the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian…

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Key features

  • Highly comprehensive introduction to health and wellbeing in childhood
  • Written by a team of experts and leading researchers in the field
  • Each chapter is supported by a range of pedagogical features, including case studies with questions, pause and reflect boxes, definitions of key terms, and end of chapter questions

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About the book

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108658874
  • Subjects Education,Education, History, Theory
  • Editions
    3rd Edition (Current edition)
  • Format: Paperback
    • Publication date: 17 December 2020
    • ISBN: 9781108713870
    • Dimensions (mm): 255 x 190 mm
    • Weight: 0.85kg
    • Contains: 52 b/w illus. 14 tables
    • Page extent: 452 pages
    • Availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from
  • Format: Digital
    • Publication date: 30 November 2020
    • ISBN: 9781108658874

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