Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

This book addresses the core tenets, logic, methodology and practice of Xi Jinping's thoughts on ecological civilization.

The book focuses on voices of displaced women who constitute a critical part of the migration process through an unravelling of the engendered displacement.

The study of object category development is a central concern in the field of cognitive science.

This international collection provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge research on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) by well-known experts in the field, stressing the importance of early diagnosis and a good working relationship between parents and professionals.

Psychologists have long believed that we begin life as moral blank slates.

The Anti-Authoritarian Personality is a seven-chapter book that first explains the anti-authoritarian personality.

In an attempt to fill the gap left by the many published studies on classroom second language research, this book explores a variety of human, social, and political issues involved in the carrying out of such studies.

This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to emotions, temperament, personality, moral, prosocial and antisocial development in childhood and adolescence.

What is creativity, and where does it come from?

Do the emotional responses of students and to traumatic conflict constitute insurmountable obstacles in peace education efforts?

Originally published in 1962, this was the first comprehensive study of a group of families often referred to as 'problem families'.

Based on extensive clinical research, this book sheds new light onto how Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) can be used with older adults as an effective complementary intervention, identifying specific ways in which MBSR programmes can be adapted and fine-tuned to meet the needs of this group.

One hundred and ten years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, devised a very different method of educating children, based on her observations of how they naturally learn.

Im Rahmen der Pädagogischen Psychologie (insbesondere bei der universi­ tären Ausbildung von Lehramtskandidaten und -kandidatinnen) stellt der Bereich der Lehrer-Schüler-Interaktion ein zentrales Lehr-und Forschungs­ gebiet dar.

Radical Pedagogy articulates a new theory of identity based on recent research in psychoanalysis, social psychology and cognitive science.

The Routledge Handbook of Motor Control and Motor Learning is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of neurophysiological, behavioural and biomechanical aspects of motor function.

Argues that the use of computers and the Internet in schools has not led to the enhancement of learning envisaged.

Im Zuge steigender gesellschaftlicher Unsicherheit sind soziale Kompetenzen zentral für eine gelungene Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen und Grundlage der sozialen Inklusion in einer diversen Zivilgesellschaft.

`This volume offers a broad perspective on psychological processes in children with complex needs.

This is a comprehensive reference guide for teachers, parents, and paraprofessionals working or living with children who are both deaf and blind.

Over the past decade, the stakes in youth sports have reached startling heights; the pressure to win often eclipses the desire to have fun.

Psychology Library Editions: Child Development (20 Volume set) brings together a diverse number of titles across many areas of developmental psychology, from children's play to language development.

Self-harm and suicidal behaviours are increasingly common in young people, but are often hidden.

The handbook examines the latest advancements in applied behavior analysis (ABA) as the preferred method of treatment for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

This accessible collection of essays critically examines Vygotsky's scientific legacy.

In my estimation Giftedness 101 ranks high among authoritative texts devoted to this particular population of children.

Affects, Cognition, and Language as Foundations of Human Development considers human development from the three most basic systems-affects (our earliest feelings), cognition, and language.

The non-violent resistance approach prevents escalation, while reducing parental helplessness, problem behaviors, and family discord.

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts themselves present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions.

Millennials have been stereotyped as both "e;entitled slackers"e; and "e;the next greatest generation.

When I organized a symposium on the development of nonverbal behavior for the 1980 meeting ofthe American Psychological Association, I was faced with an embarrassment of riches.

First published in 1986, this authoritative book contains a selection of original, research based, reports of studies conducted in Australia and New Zealand in the field of Child Development.

Co-published with The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF)An important contribution to the emerging body of research-based knowledge about teaching English to native speakers of Arabic, this volume presents empirical studies carried out in Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-a region which has gained notable attention in the past few decades.

This highly anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Parenting brings together an array of field-leading experts who have worked in different ways toward understanding the many diverse aspects of parenting.

This book contributes to overcoming the deficit in research on emotions in foreign language learning in the domain of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in both traditional and virtual settings.

In einer der größten Längsschnittstudien dieser Art liefert der Autor einen empirischen Nachweis für die positive Wirkung bildungsbezogener Auslandsaufenthalte auf die Entwicklung interkultureller Kompetenzen.

Communicative competence is an essential language skill, the ability to adjust language use according to specific contexts and to employ knowledge and strategies for successful communication.

In this fully revised new edition, Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues summarises and analyses the most relevant research regarding father-daughter relationships, aiming to break down the persistent misconceptions regarding fatherhood and father-daughter relationships and encourage the reader to take a more objective and analytical approach.

This is a Classic Edition of Dorothy Bishop's award-winning textbook on the development of language comprehension, which has been in print since 1997, and now includes a new introduction from the author.

This comprehensive text, written by experts in each topical area, provides research-based approaches designed for work with youth in the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood.

This is the very first authoritative book on the role of Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869) in the history of psychology.

We effortlessly recognize all sorts of events--from simple events like people walking to complex events like leaves blowing in the wind.

Ever wonder what is going on in a baby's brain?

This book is about young people and their transitions throughout their first year of high school, deepening our understanding of how it is to be young and enter new institutional settings, and how to understand the developmental dynamics of youth life.

Children are one of the major audiences for museums, but their visits are often seen solely from the point of view of museum learning.

Children and Social Exclusion: Morality, Prejudice, and Group Identity explores the origins of prejudice and the emergence of morality to explain why children include some and exclude others.

This book is about building metaphorical bridges--all sorts of bridges.