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This historical reference book dealing with school psychology covers over 450 terms, concepts, important people and organisations, issues, events, and other topics of note. This is a user-friendly encyclopedia for gathering information about the field of school psychology rapidly.

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Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Throughout his work Gould has developed a distinctive and personal form of essay to treat great scientific issues in the context of biography.

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This book is a collection of unconventional classroom approaches, lessons, and strategies rarely found in text form. They serve to successfully acquire your students' undivided attention, strongly influence a sincere appreciation for their education and motivation to learn, an...

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Instruction highlights the ongoing research of military and academic communities--research aimed at developing new approaches in the instruction of complex intellectual processes and skills.

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Dr. Coleman combines extant research with personal experiences to provide a contextual framework.

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At the onset, this book provides explanations/definitions for what it is to be "creative." Research-based viewpoints and personal perspectives on creativity lead to an introduction of an Interactive Methodology (IM) and interactive instructional strategies focused on The Inter...

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At the onset, this book provides explanations/definitions for what it is to be "creative." Research-based viewpoints and personal perspectives on creativity lead to an introduction of an Interactive Methodology (IM) and interactive instructional strategies focused on The Inter...

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Learning Begins, written by a teacher for teachers, translates current brain research into practical classroom strategies.

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Complex information structures are found in many disciplines including physics, genetics, biology and all branches of the information sciences.

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Complex information structures are found in many disciplines including physics, genetics, biology and all branches of the information sciences.

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The author has developed a manual for the easy implementation of the character education program she created. It includes the necessary lesson plans, eight original hero tales, annotated bibliographies of other applicable tales, assessment pieces, reproducible forms and instructions for implementing the program and the action research piece.

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This volume discusses classroom research from a set of ethnographic perspectives, and shows how these perspectives provide knowledge across a wide variety of subjects. The volume is divided into four sections that discuss education in the areas of reading, social studies, math/science, and computers.

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Home circumstances or school regimes are often blamed for the worst excesses of pupil disaffection. The authors argue that this simplistic response needs to be re-examined, and report the findings of a research programme based on the views and experiences of pupils themselves.

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This handbook on the intentional intervention process in psychology and education, covers fundamental aspects of the subject; classification of problems; the psychology of clients and ethical considerations; planning and implementation; and evaluation.

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Creativity can be taught and nurtured, and we can build classrooms in which creativity thrives. This philosophy acts as a central thesis in a new book, Organic Creativity in the Classroom, edited by award-winning author Jane Piirto, Ph.D.

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This book addresses an area that is theoretically undeveloped in educational studiesthe constitution of the human subject. What is needed is the development of a psychodynamic 'social psychology of classes.' According to the author, we need to investigate the differential relations between institutional and self-formative processes.

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For school professionals seeking to work in emotionally focused ways with children, this book offers a wide range of essays illustrating how psychodynamic ideas can be used to validate children, respect the contexts of their communities, and create nonauthoritarian classrooms in which such children might develop to their fullest potential.

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Intended for student teachers, as well as experienced teachers and educationalists, this title provides an introduction to psychology. It includes coverage of gender and cultural diversity, behavioural problems, social development and the learning environment.

(Hardback, 8th edition)

Intended for student teachers, as well as experienced teachers and educationalists, this title provides an introduction to psychology. It includes coverage of gender and cultural diversity, behavioural problems, social development and the learning environment.

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Many of our children are poorly prepared to face the challenges of school and growing up in our complex society. The term readiness is misrepresented in the field of education; this book implies a different type of readiness involving a process that can be taught and nurtured ...

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Many of our children are poorly prepared to face the challenges of school and growing up in our complex society. The term readiness is misrepresented in the field of education; this book implies a different type of readiness involving a process that can be taught and nurtured ...

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Presenting an alternative view of where educational reform must begin, the contributors contend that we must begin with rethinking the nature of learning and with newer knowledge about how students learn.