Elsie Osborne, Isca Salzberger-Wittenberg, Gianna Williams

• Foreword -- Introduction -- Beginnings -- Hopeful and fearful expectations -- Learning to understand the nature of relationships -- Aspects of the student’s relationship to the teacher -- Aspects of the teacher’s relationship to the student -- Emotional aspects of learning -- Understanding the individual child in the classroom -- Idealised relationships -- Denigratory relationships -- Helpful relationships -- Work with families and professional colleagues -- The teacher’s relationship with the pupils’ families -- The teacher’s relationship with other professional workers -- Endings -- Different kinds of endings