Resources

 

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Books:

restorative practice in schools book coverGETTING MORE OUT OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICE IN SCHOOLS
Practical Approaches to Improve School Wellbeing and Strengthen Community Engagement

Edited by Margaret Thorsborne, Nancy Riestenberg and Gillean McCluskey. Foreword by Fania Davis.(280pp)

 

 

 


restorative practice and special needsRestorative Practice and Special Needs: A Practical Guide to Working Restoratively with Young People

Nick Burnett and Margaret Thorsborne. Foreword by Nancy Riestenberg (208pp)

 

 

 

 


 

The Psychology of Emotion in Restorative PracticeTHE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTION IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICE: How Affect Script Psychology Explains How and Why Restorative Practice Works

Edited by Vernon C. Kelly, Jr. and Margaret Thorsborne. Foreword by Andrew Becroft (272pp)

 

 

 


 

Implementing-Restorative-Practices-in-Schools-2IMPLEMENTING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS: A Practical Guide to Transforming School Communities

(Thorsborne M, Blood P, 224 pp)


Other recommended reading

 

About change

Leading Change:  John Kotter. Harvard Business Review Press. Boston 2012

My Iceberg is Melting:  John Kotter and Dan Cohen. St Martin’s Press.New York. 2005

The Heart of Change: John  Kotter  and Holger Rathgeber

Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World; Meg Wheatley: Berrett Koehler. 2006

Leadership Practices for Challenging Times: Steve Zuieback. Synectics. USA. 2012

The Thin Book of SOAR. Building Strengths-Based Strategy: Stavros and Hindrichs.  Thin Book Publishing, 2009

Switch. Dan and Chip Heath. Broadway Books. New York. 2010.

 

About leadership

The Leadership Challenge: Kouzes and Posner. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco. 1995.

Fierce Conversations: Susan Scott. Piatkus. London. 2002

Fierce Leadership: Susan Scott. Broadway Business. New York 2009

Leadership Practices for Challenging Times: Steve Zuieback. Synectics. USA. 2012

Lead More, Manage Less: Christine Richmond. Silvereye. NSW. 2009

 

About restorative justice

 Little Book of Restorative Justice: Howard Zehr . Good Books. Intercourse, 2002

Changing Lenses: New Focus for Crime and Justice: Howard Zehr. Herald Press.Virginia. 1991

Restorative Justice Today: Practical Applications. Katherine S van Wormer and Lorenn Walker eds. Sage Publications. Thousand Oaks, California, 2013

The psychology of Emotion in Restorative Practice.  Eds Vick Kelly and Margaret Thorsborne. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London 2014.

 

About restorative practice in schools 

Just Schools:  Belinda Hopkins. Jessica Kingsley. London. 2004

Just Care: Belinda Hopkins. Jessica Kingsley. London. 2009

Restorative Practices in Schools. Rethinking Behaviour Management. Margaret Thorsborne and David Vinedgrad. Inyahead Press. Australia. 2003

Restorative Practices in Classrooms. Rethinking Behaviour Management. Margaret Thorsborne and David Vinedgrad. Inyahead Press. Australia. 2004

Restorative Practices and Bullying. Rethinking Behaviour Management. Margaret Thorsborne and David Vinedgrad. Inyahead Press. Australia. 2006

Restoring Safe School Communities: Brenda Morrison. Federation Press. NSW. 2007

Building and Restoring Respectful Relationships in Schools: Richard Hendry.  Routledge. London.2009

Working Restoratively in Schools: Bill Hansberry. Inyahead Press. Victoria, 2009

A Guide to Workplace Conferencing: Margaret Thorsborne. Margaret Thorsborne and Associates, Buderim. 2012

Circle in the Square: Nancy Riestenberg. Living Justice Press. Minnesota. 2012

Restorative Justice Pocketbook: Thorsborne and Vinegrad. Teachers Pocketbooks. Hampshire. 2009

Working in Circles in Primary and Secondary Classrooms: Marg Armstrong and David Vinegrad. Inyahead Press. Australia. 2013

The Grab and Go Circle Time Kit: Jane Langely and Bill Hansberry,  Inyahead Press. Australia. 2013

Implementing Restorative Practice in Schools:  M Thorsborne and P Blood. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 2013

 

About behaviour management

Responsive Pedagogy: Eds Margrain and Macfarlane. NZCER Press. Wellington 2011

Beyond Discipline. From Compliance to Community: Alfie Kohn. ASCD. Virginia. 2006

Punished by Rewards: Alfie Kohn. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 1999

The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander: Barbara Coloroso. HarperResource. USA. 2002

Teaching Tough Kids: Mark Le Messurier. Routledge, London. 2010

Journey Toward the Caring Classroom: Laurie Frank. Woodnbarnes. USA. 2004

Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximising Impact on Learning. John Hattie. Routledge, UK, 2012

Teach Like a Champion: Doug Lemov. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco. 2010

 

Social Emotional Literacy and Pedagogy

Circle Time for Emotional Literacy: Sue Roffey. Paul Chapman . 2006

Finnish Lessons: Pasi Sahlberg. Hawker Brownlow Education. Melbourne. 2012

A Framework for Understanding Poverty: Ruby Payne. Aha! Process Inc. USA. 1996

Working in Circles in Primary and Secondary Classrooms Marg Armstrong and David Vinegrad. Inyahead Press. Australia. 2013

The Grab and Go Circle Time Kit: Jane Langely and Bill Hansberry,  Inyahead Press. Australia. 2013

 

About neuroscience and human development

The Brain that Changes Itself: Norman Doidge, MD. Scribe. Melbourne. 2008

Parenting for a Peaceful World:  Robin Grille. Longueville Media. NSW.2005

A General Theory of Love: Lewis, Amini, Lannon. Vintage Books. New York 2001

Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of Self : Don Nathanson. Norton  and Company. New York. 1992

The Art of Intimacy and the Hidden Challenge of Shame: Vick Kelly, MD. Tomkins Press. USA. 2012

What Babies Say Before They Can Talk: Paul Holinger. Simon and Schuster. New York. 2003

The Social Animal. David Brooks. Random House. USA 2011