Attachment Theory and the Teacher-Student Relationship

Attachment Theory and the Teacher-Student Relationship explains how adult attachment theory offers new ways to examine professional teaching relationships, classroom management and collegial harmony: equally important information for school leaders, teacher mentors and proteges.

Philip Riley is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia. He is also a registered psychologist and an experienced teacher at both primary and secondary level.

@contents: Foreword Section I: Attachment Theory 1. Attachment Theory and the Classroom 2. Adult Attachment Theory & the Teacher-Student Relationship 3. The Emotionality of Teaching Section II: Researching Teachers' Attachments 4. Does Time in the Classroom Effect Attachment Style? 5. Contextual Insight-Navigated Discussion 6. CIND Mentoring: Supporting Transitions & Early Career Retentions 7. The Implications of New Knowledge: Old Wine in New Bottles? 8 Further into Attachment Theory References and Selected Bibliography Index