Educational Psychology Books

New and Published Books – Page 2

11. The Routledge International Handbook of Innovation Education

    Edited by Larisa V. Shavinina

    The Routledge International Handbook of Innovation Education is the international reference work on innovation education and potentially opens an entirely new direction in education. The overall goal of the handbook is to address the question of how to develop innovators in general and how to...

    Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
12. The Social Child

    Laying the foundations of relationships and language

    By Toni Buchan

    Series: Foundations of Child Development

    What helps babies and young children develop proficient social skills? How do children's early relationships and social interactions influence their future emotional resilience and wellbeing? The Social Child thoughtfully discusses the key principles of children’s social development alongside...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
13. The Philosophy of Play

    Edited by Emily Ryall, Wendy Russell, Malcolm MacLean

    Play is a vital component of the social life and well-being of both children and adults. This book examines the concept of play and considers a variety of the related philosophical issues. It also includes meta-analyses from a range of philosophers and theorists, as well as an exploration of some...

    Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
14. Constructing Educational Achievement

    A sociocultural perspective

    Edited by Sivanes Phillipson, Kelly Ku, Shane Phillipson

    International interest focuses on why pupils from East-Asia tend to outperform pupils from the West and scholars have proposed a number of possible explanations to account for these international trends. Using Vygotsky's theory (1978) as a conceptual framework to "construct" school achievement,...

    Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
15. Crisis Counseling, Intervention and Prevention in the Schools

    3rd Edition

    Edited by Jonathan Sandoval

    Series: Consultation and Intervention Series in School Psychology

    Since the first edition was published in 1988, the role of crisis intervention and prevention has become central to mental health professionals working in the schools. Disasters such as hurricane Katrina, terrorist attacks both in this country and around the world, and various school shootings have...

    Published February 24th 2013 by Routledge
16. Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching

    2nd Edition

    By Julie Vargas

    This book shows teachers and other human service professionals working in school settings how to employ non-aversive, behavior analysis principles in classrooms and other school settings. Marked by its clear writing and multitude of real-classroom examples, this book is appropriate for...

    Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
17. Affective Learning Together

    Social and emotional dimensions of collaborative learning

    Edited by Michael Baker, Jerry Andriessen, Sanna Järvelä

    Series: New Perspectives on Learning and Instruction

    In the twenty-first century, being able to collaborate effectively is important at all ages, in everyday life, education and work, within and across diverse cultural settings. People are increasingly linked by networks that are not only means for working and learning together, but are also ways of...

    Published January 27th 2013 by Routledge
18. Implementing Response-to-Intervention to Address the Needs of English-Language Learners

    Instructional Strategies and Assessment Tools for School Psychologists

    By Holly S. Hudspath-Niemi, Mary Lou Conroy

    Series: School-Based Practice in Action

    There is considerable concern surrounding the complex issue of how to meet the learning needs of English-language learners within general and special education programs. Implementing Response-to-Intervention to Address the Needs of English-Language Learners increases school psychologists’ knowledge...

    Published January 24th 2013 by Routledge
19. Bullying

    Experiences and discourses of sexuality and gender

    Edited by Ian Rivers, Neil Duncan

    Series: Foundations and Futures of Education

    Bullying: Experiences and Discourses of Sexuality and Gender provides a valuable insight into the experiences of young people and how bullying can impact upon them in the school environment. The book offers an introduction to the key issues associated with bullying on the grounds of sex and sexual...

    Published January 10th 2013 by Routledge
20. How to Stop Bullying in Classrooms and Schools

    Using Social Architecture to Prevent, Lessen, and End Bullying

    By Phyllis Kaufman Goodstein

    The premise of this guidebook for teacher educators, school professionals, and in-service and pre-service teachers is that bullying occurs because of breakdowns in relationships. The focus of the 10-point empirically researched anti-bullying program it presents is based on building and...

    Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge