Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Using positive psychology to enhance student achievement: a schools-based programme for character education 2015	Dr Tina Rae and Ruth MacConville	Education theory	Routledge
How to create kind schools: 12 extraordinary projects making schools happier and helping every child fit in April 2015	Jenny Hulme	Education theory	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Mindset: the new psychology of success 2006	Professor Carol Dweck	Character and non-cognitive development Education theory Learning styles and cognitive development +3 more	Oxford Education Press
Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world May 2011	Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman	Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +3 more	Little Brown Book Group
Get some headspace: 10 minutes can make the difference May 2011	Andy Puddicome	Pastoral care and wellbeing Social/welfare support Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Hodder and Stoughton
Helping children succeed: what works and why May 2016	Paul Tough	Character and non-cognitive development Social/welfare support Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Teaching happiness and wellbeing in schools: learning to ride elephants February 2009	Ian Morris	Character and non-cognitive development Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Continuum International Publishing Group
High performance learning January 2016	Professor Deborah Eyre	Education theory Social mobility / closing the gap Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +2 more	Routledge
Leading from the edge: a school leader’s guide to recognising and overcoming stress January 2016	James Hilton	Leadership and governance View all	Bloomsbury Publishing
What every teacher needs to know about psychology July 2016	David Didau and Nick Rose	Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice View all	John Catt Educational
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance May 2016	Professor Angela Duckworth	Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning Pastoral care and wellbeing +2 more	Penguin Books
Self-concept mediates the relation between achievement and emotions in mathematics April 2017	Doctor Jojanneke P. J. Van der Beek, Doctor Sanne H. G. Van der Ven, Doctor Evelyn H. Kroesbergen and Professor Paul P. M. Leseman	Education research Education theory Science/(STEM) +1 more	British Journal of Educational Psychology
Cleverlands: the secrets behind the success of the world’s education superpowers December 2016	Lucy Crehan	International policy View all	Unbound