What Students Say to Themselves: Internal Dialogue and School Success / Edition 1

by William W. Purkey

Overview

This book is about the inner voice of the self. It addresses the ways students, teachers, and others speak to themselves about who they are and how they fit in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803966956
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/02/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.29(d)
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

William Watson Purkey is professor emeritus of counselor education at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and co-founder of The International Alliance for Invitational Education^®. A noted author, researcher, speaker, and leader, Purkey has authored nearly 100 articles and more than a dozen books.

Table of Contents

Listening to the Voices of the Inner Self
Developing Concepts of the Self
How Internal Dialogue Develops
Promoting Positive and Realistic Self-Talk in Students
Creating School-Wide Strategies to Enhance Positive Self-Talk

Editorial Reviews

"In this concise, clearly written monograph, Purkey, a former public school teacher and currently professor of counselor education at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, describes how those who work with young people can encourage positive, realistic self-talk in themselves and their students. "

CHOICE, 2000 - J.A. Gamradt

"In this concise, clearly written monograph, Purkey, a former public school teacher and currently professor of counselor education at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, describes how those who work with young people can encourage positive, realistic self-talk in themselves and their students."

CHOICE, 2000 - J. A. Gamradt