Brain Development in Learning Environments
This volume on bioeducational research forges a dialogue between education, neuroscience, and biology. It analyses biodynamic perspectives on how learning environments shape brain development, embodied cognition, and perceptual knowledge.
Discovering New Educational Trends (V3)
This textbook of articles and narratives assists educational professionals and students across diverse disciplines—from education and health to psychology and the humanities. It is an excellent resource for university coursework and a supplemental reading tool.
Enriching the Lives of Children
Synthesizing decades of research, this book explores innovations in teaching to enrich the lives of children. It offers practical strategies for educators and parents based on whole child development, creativity, and the power of play. Essential reading.
Expanding Frontiers of Neonatal Care
Explore the fragile world of premature babies, their families, and caregivers. Written by an international team of experts, this book blends cutting-edge research with practical strategies, offering an accessible resource for students, educators, and professionals.
Four Decades in Infant Mental Health
What can we do about children who withdraw from loving care, or parents lost in the hurts of their own childhood? This book gathers 25 stories from 41 years in infant mental health, revealing how our earliest attachment experiences support or confound our later development.
This essential guide to the youth transgender crisis argues social contagion is a key factor in the upsurge. It exposes the perils of medicalization—from puberty blockers to hormones—and offers a vital psychotherapeutic path for families.
Intentional Parenting
This book offers a multi-cultural, global perspective on parenting. It combines cultural wisdom with the latest scientific research to guide you in raising a healthy child through every stage, from connecting with an infant to communicating with an adolescent.
Learning Disabilities
While smart, many students with learning disabilities don’t know how to learn. This book examines evaluation procedures and intervention programs that recognize student strengths and address their needs, providing guidance for educators and building their capacity to help.
Mindreading in the Classroom
This book explores how educators can teach young people to understand the minds of others, helping them navigate identity and relationships. Based on cutting-edge social neuroscience, it translates research into practical, culturally-informed strategies for educational practice.
Positive Education and Work
Based on positive psychological research covering the whole lifespan, this volume critically discusses positive education and work and their connection to life-long flourishing. It will appeal to educators, researchers, and anyone interested in the foundations of well-being.
Preventing Child Maltreatment and Traumas
Drawing from experiences in Italy and Japan, this book shares successful clinical cases, new diagnostic techniques, and screening tools for early detecting and treating child maltreatment. An essential resource for clinicians, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and paediatricians.
Unlock creative thinking in young children with this guide for educators and parents. It blends theory with practice, offering innovative tools and globally-tested programs. Delve into real-world kindergarten cases to transform how you nurture creativity in education.
Religious Attachment
Using attachment theory, this book explores the faith experiences of Christian women. Based on in-depth interviews, it identifies three patterns of religious attachment—Distance/Avoidance, Anxiety/Ambivalence, and Security—with practical implications for pastoral care.
Teaching and Learning Mathematics Together
How can teachers bring new ideas into classrooms where students are focused on assessment? This book provides an introduction to the thinking behind these ideas and puts forward a model for classroom activity based on collaboration rather than demonstration.
The Committed Workforce
This research explores the relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction, showing how it is influenced by the economic sector. Job satisfaction is a key mediator, linking an employee’s commitment to positive organizational citizenship behaviours.
The Importance of Media Literacy
This book explores the effects of media, from video games and social media to fake news and screen addiction. It emphasizes the need for a healthy media diet and media literacy for all, providing empirically based approaches and sample lesson plans.
A positive school climate is central to student success. The Psychology of School Climate is the most comprehensive study on the topic, an essential compendium of global research. This book offers the gateway to understanding the vital bond between students and school climate.
How can native-speaking teachers meet the high expectations of EFL learners? This book explores the crucial gap between student beliefs and teacher practices, offering vital strategies for creating more effective classrooms.
Thinking Styles
Are thinking styles distinct from personality? Can they be changed? Are some styles better than others? This book answers these controversial questions, providing solid research evidence and intriguing insights into the nature of thinking styles for academics and students alike.