Vygotsky in 21st Century Society
Vygotsky in Twenty-first Century Society is an ensemble of novel perspectives about the legacy of Lev Vygotsky and Alexander Luria. The book illustrates how well the legacy of their work is being applied and continued in contemporary research, and how cultural historical theory has been constructed and re-constructed. Together, these collected essays inform a broader discussion of how a developmentally-oriented cultural paradigm can guide learning and teaching in social and educational policy an...
Concept Development in the Secondary School (Psychology Revivals)
by Peter Langford
This book introduces the reader to work on the intellectual development of adolescents relevant to the secondary school teacher.
Raumerleben Und Raumutopie (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #370)
by Rosa Quint
Okologische Psychologie, an phanomenologischen Untersuchungen zu den Raum- und Dingqualitaten abhangig vom erlebenden Subjekt orientiert, stellt in den Mittelpunkt ihres Forschungsinteresses die konkrete Alltagsumwelt. Mit der Rekonstruktion topographischer Wunschvorstellungen will die Analyse und Interpretation der Zeichnungen Jugendlicher weniger den idealtypischen Lernort Schule entwerfen, als Bausteine einer befriedigenden Lebenswelt aufzeigen."
My Life as a Male Anorexic is a uniquely male point of view of anorexia nervosa. It is the autobiographical account of a young man's ongoing struggle with anorexia. Michael shared his story as part of the featured health segment "Men Dying to be Thin" on WSVN Channel 7 News in Miami, Florida, in May 1997.Michael Krasnow has had anorexia since 1984, and he chronicles his daily struggles, feelings, and experiences in this book. He writes in a relaxed, easygoing manner that makes the book appealing...
The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development, Volume 9
The Developmental Science of Adolescence: History Through Autobiography is the most authoritative account of the leading developmental scientists from around the world. Written by the scholars who shaped the history they are recounting, each chapter is an engaging and personal account of the past, present, and future direction of the field. No other reference work has this degree of authenticity in presenting the best developmental science of adolescence. The book includes a Foreword by Saths Co...
Unrelated Adults in Adolescents' Lives (Western Societies Program Occasional Paper, #26)
On the whim of an idea, a sophomore student, unlike any other sophomore, takes on the might of the academic world with one of the most thought provoking books written on psychology and philosophy. Play Intelligence: From IQ to PIQ challenges the very heart of our modern science with a radical, if not explosive, hypothesis that human intelligence is playing. He takes on two of the most difficult concepts in science, since we first began to think of science. What is intelligence, and why do we pl...
Read, Observe, Apply, and Discover with Rathus's text! The hands-on approach of Spencer A. Rathus's chronologically organized CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: VOYAGES IN DEVELOPMENT, Second Edition augments your goal of helping students understand the link between developmental theories and research and their application to everyday life. By utilizing the proven PQ4R (Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Review, Recite) pedagogical approach and interspersing personal and humorous stories, Rathus makes re...
Adolescent Coping: Theoretical and Research Perspectives
by Head of Educational Psychology Unit Erica Frydenberg
Sexualerziehung Im Kindergarten ALS Praevention Von Sexuellem Missbrauch
by Elisabeth Karnatz
Mit der Frage nach der "Sexualerziehung im Kindergarten" wird in diesem Buch eine Problematik aufgegriffen, die erhebliche Brisanz auszeichnet. Kindliche Sexualitat als Thema beruhrt Tabus und ruft Vorbehalte hervor. Sexueller Missbrauch im Vorschulalter wird meist von vornherein, sogar noch als Frage abgewehrt oder verdrangt. Kindliche Sexualitat, Sexualerziehung und Pravention von sexuellem Missbrauch, nuchtern und analytisch betrachtet, sind eng miteinander in einem Wirkungskreis verbunden. D...