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Childhood Disorders

Second Edition

Childhood Disorders
  • By Philip C. Kendall, and Jonathan S. Comer.

Published May 2010

In this revised edition of Childhood Disorders Philip C. Kendall and Jonathan S. Comer present current information about the full range of psychological disorders that occur in childhood, and discuss the major models that guide the thinking about each disorder. Specific criteria for diagnosis…
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Methodological Advances in Educational Effectiveness Research

Methodological Advances in Educational Effectiveness Research
  • By Bert Creemers, Leonidas Kyriakides and Pam Sammons.

Published April 2010

Methodological Advances in Educational Effectiveness Research is an important new work by some of the leading researchers in the field of Educational Effectiveness Research (EER). The book provides a state of the art snapshot of the methodology of EER now and clearly demonstrates the way it is…
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Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication with Children, Parents and Families

Towards the Promotion of Child and Family Wellbeing

Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication with Children, Parents and Families
  • By Ruth Schmidt Neven.

Published April 2010

Practitioners today are confronted by a bewildering array of therapies as ‘cure alls.’ This book provides an integrated approach to working with children, parents and families that can be applied by all professionals in a variety of settings. Informed by a psychodynamic perspective, it identifies…
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The Social Psychology of the Classroom

  • By Elisha Babad.

Published March 2010

Teachers often find that their training has not provided them with sufficient knowledge and understanding about underlying social forces and processes in their classrooms. This new book addresses this gap by focusing on the social psychology of the classroom, providing the relevant social…
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The Pedagogy of Creativity

The Pedagogy of Creativity
  • By Anna Herbert.

Published February 2010

The Pedagogy of Creativity represents a groundbreaking study linking the pedagogy of classroom creativity with psychoanalytical theories. Taking a classroom-based example of poststructuralist methodology as its starting point, Anna Herbert’s investigation explores the relationship between…
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Current Issues in Applied Memory Research

Current Issues in Applied Memory Research
  • Edited by Graham M. Davies, and Daniel B. Wright.

Published November 2009

Research on applied memory is one of the most active, interesting and vibrant areas in experimental psychology today. This book provides descriptions of cutting-edge research and applies them to three key areas of contemporary investigation: education, the law and neuroscience. In the area of…
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Education and Neuroscience

Evidence, Theory and Practical Application

  • Edited by Paul Howard-Jones.
  • No AuthorKerry Hall.

Published October 2009

This book brings together contributions from scientists and educators at the forefront of interdisciplinary research efforts involving neuroscience and education. It includes consideration of what we know about brain function that may be relevant to educational areas including reading,…
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Expository Discourse in Children, Adolescents, and Adults

Development and Disorders

Expository Discourse in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
  • Edited by Marilyn A. Nippold, and Cheryl M. Scott.

Published October 2009

School success in the 21st century requires proficiency with expository discourse -- the use and understanding of informative language in spoken and written modalities. This occurs, for example, when high school students read their textbooks and listen to their teachers' lectures, and later are…
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Handbook on Peace Education

Handbook on Peace Education
  • Edited by Gavriel Salomon, and Ed Cairns.

Published September 2009

This handbook encompasses a range of disciplines that underlie the field of peace education and provides the rationales for the ways it is actually carried out . The discipline is a composite of contributions from a variety of disciplines ranging from social psychology to philosophy and from…
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Living With Dyslexia

The social and emotional consequences of specific learning difficulties/disabilities

Living With Dyslexia
  • By Barbara Riddick.
  • Foreword by Angela Fawcett.

Published August 2009

This book reinforces the need for understanding and support for childrenwith dyslexia from parents and teachers, but also the importance of thechildren's own understanding of their strengths and weaknesses in orderto fulfil their potential. It should be recommended reading for allthose…
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