The contribution of group work programmes to early intervention and improving children’s emotional well-being

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-19

  Parton, Christine ^a   Manby, Martin ^b  

^a NSPCC Children s Practitioner   (United Kingdom)

^b Nationwide Children's Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Children; Group work; Schools; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892485016     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643940902731823     Document Type: Article

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