Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Child friendly schools: Challenges and issues in creating a positive and protective school environment Subject The topic of the resource Child protection; Maltreatment; Positive schooling; Students Description An account of the resource Schools are considered to be one of the safest places where children are seen on a daily basis and are under the supervision of teachers who are trained and equipped caregivers. Children are victims of all forms of abuse, punishment, neglect, discrimination, and ill-treatment within the school setting. Though there are various policies and programmes at international and national levels, addressing child protection has been a serious challenge for every community. Children need to be protected and any acts that hamper their well-being and safety need to be curbed. The objective of this chapter is to critically evaluate school-based child-protection programmes and suggest a model of child protection through positive schooling. Positive schooling is an approach to create a healthier and safer school environment. Positive schooling emphasises inclusiveness, strength-based education, developing character strengths, creating least restrictive environments, and fostering well-being among the school community, including students and teachers. It aims at creating a positive culture where every learner gets equal opportunities to learn and develop. It gives value to overall well-being of the individual and happiness within the learning environment. It promotes positive teaching strategies without the use of punishment and pressure. The positive culture within the school environment would promote peer support and collaboration, preventing bullying and abuse. Learners and facilitators would respect and support each other, focusing on strengths rather than weakness, which would, in turn, create an inclusive environment accommodating everyone. The chapter also highlights the need for: trained professionals, like counsellors, in school settings; stronger school-based polices; and the need for collaboration among school administrators, counsellors, teachers, and parents. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas S.; Alphonsa Jose K.; Aneesh Kumar P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Positive Schooling and Child Development: International Perspectives, pp. 233-248. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Singapore Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0077-6_12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0077-6_12</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063561440&amp;doi=10.1007%2F978-981-13-0077-6_12&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=6cf60fc624d664abd764c04b52c44c28" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063561440&amp;doi=10.1007%2f978-981-13-0077-6_12&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=6cf60fc624d664abd764c04b52c44c28</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-981130077-6; 978-981130076-9 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Thomas S., Department of Psychology, Kristu Jayanthi College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, India; Alphonsa Jose K., Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India; Aneesh Kumar P., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bengaluru, India