Educational Psychology

Explores contemporary issues of ethnic, cultural, and national identities and their influence on the social construction of identity, from the perspectives of seven nations: China, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Ukraine, Wales, & the U.S...

This fascinating book tells the emerging story of how learning has evolved. It provides a fresh perspective on the nature of human learning and on the educational implications today of a biological history that stretches across 600 million years...

Providing practical guidance throughout on how such children can be identified and assisted, this new edition of a classic text will be essential reading for all teachers and parents of gifted and talented children...

This introductory volume by psychoanalytic authority, Deborah P. Britzman, explores key controversies of education through a Freudian approach...

Over recent years the field of educational neuroscience has increased dramatically. Unfortunately, despite claims that this work is impacting education, very little makes it into teacher practice. Although the reasons for this are varied, a primary one concerns the lack of a proper translation frame..

Explores the everyday lives of adolescent girls in terms of how forming one's identity--becoming somebody--takes place in a myriad of places beyond the formal classroom and curriculum...

Conducted over a 7yr period & spawning many jrnl pub's, this vol. will summarize the many interconnected studies that were conducted, will frame each one in terms of the larger lit, & will emphasize their contrib's to motivational theory & educ. practice..

This comprehensive second edition of the handbook provides the field with up-to-date summaries of research on the essential topics from the first edition, as well as fresh perspectives and chapters on new topics...

This comprehensive second edition of the handbook provides the field with up-to-date summaries of research on the essential topics from the first edition, as well as fresh perspectives and chapters on new topics...

Ideal for upperlevel learning theory courses or as a reference text for researchers, this 14 chapter handbook describes the most current perspectives on the learning process...

Ideal for upperlevel learning theory courses or as a reference text for researchers, this 14 chapter handbook describes the most current perspectives on the learning process...

_x000D_ The Handbook of Educational Psychology, Third Edition, provides an indispensable reference volume for scholars in education and the learning sciences, broadly conceived, as well as for teacher educators, practicing teachers, policy makers and the academic libraries serving these audiences...