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ERIC Number: EJ1370206
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0266-7363
EISSN: EISSN-1469-5839
Behaviour as Relational Process: Linking Theory to Practice
Vasilic, Branka
Educational Psychology in Practice, v38 n4 p379-391 2022
Behaviour supports in schools and educational psychology practices have been largely influenced by the view of human behaviour as individual action. Individual action-focused practices are associated with identifying, labelling and separating individual young people. This paper argues for a relational process-oriented understanding of human behaviour that can lead to more dynamic practices that are responsive to complexity and diversity. This paper explores how a relational lens in practice could shift the conversation from severe behaviour challenges to behaviour as a relational process and generate more collaborative, inclusive and culturally responsive school practices. A growing interest in relationally oriented practices is evident in the increasing use of culturally responsive, restorative, narrative, and solution-focused practices in schools. What seems to be missing is a conceptual shift that would allow relational orientation in current practices to be better recognised and strategically developed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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