Educational Psychology Books

Written by experts in the field, School-Based Family Counseling: An Interdisciplinary Practitioner's Guide focuses on how to make integrated School-Based Family Counseling (SBFC) interventions, with a focus on integrating schools and family...

Written by an experienced academic and practitioner, this book offers a clear and accessible introduction to educational psychology. The book begins by exploring the history of educational psychology, highlighting key figures in its development and the...

This book explores positive psychology interventions; strategies which are aimed at enhancing positive emotions, cognitions and happiness among students in higher education institutions. Students worldwide have reported increased psychosocial issues...

This open access book draws on recent developments in children’s rights, particularly concerning the child’s right to participation, provision and protection. Since 1989, the UNCRC has become a catalogue of rights that expresses legal...

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is one of the most misunderstood profiles on the autism spectrum - but this book changes that.The PDA Effect is a compelling and essential guide written by 18-year-old Ethan Knight, an autistic author from Kent,...

Originally published in 1990, this title offers a range of perspectives from practitioners, administrators and researchers, examining personal experiences of disaffection in students and staff within the context of national political, social, and...

Leveraging AI for Human-Centered Learning provides intentional approaches to the integration of artificial intelligence tools into middle and high school classrooms, specifically to foster equity and social-emotional wellbeing.

In the intricate landscape of childhood emotional and behavioral challenges, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) stands as one of the most daunting. Characterized by intense irritability and explosive outbursts, DMDD can transform the journey...

This book is a beginning, a first step, in taking leader development in organizations beyond conventional wisdom toward a scientifically sound research-based set of principles and practices. The authors looked beyond their own academic disciplines to...

This book questions how the public nature of schooling is changing at the hands of privatised and commercialised policy reforms. It argues that public institutions are being re-organised through privatising and commercialising logics and that this is...

This book includes the contents concerning to Psychological foundations of Education, Psychology, Intelligence, Personality, Adolescents Mental Health and Hygiene and Theories of Development. Psychological foundations of Education, is a book...

As classroom teachers know firsthand, it is critical for K-12 students to be able to extend their learning. But expecting all students to attain the same performance via generalized instruction is unrealistic. Educators must honor and leverage students'...

This volume outlines powerful theoretical and methodological approaches for expanding the possibilities of educational research. By illuminating speculative education as an emerging scholarly practice, this collection offers pragmatic guidance for...

This book is on the scope of Person-centred therapy in Pakistan and the UK from a perspective of cultural differences, and counselling Psychology courses in both countries. The book also describes four cultural differences between Pakistan and the UK. A...

Highly regarded experts review the state of the art in cognitive strategy research with an emphasis on the transition from laboratory to educational contexts. Basic research on models of competent learning are discussed, as...

Dear Students is a higher education guide that uses narratives to illuminate critical topics in order to prepare students to authentically and intentionally "do school."

The book asserts that it is important to listen and contextualize the personal stories of those whose professional lives have public social consequences. Through the life stories of principals of higher education institutions in Barbados, the book...

"Empowering Students with Learning Disabilities: A Parent's Guide to Entrepreneurial Learning" is an inspiring and practical resource designed specifically for parents navigating the complexities of education for children with learning disabilities. This...

Handbook of Strategies and Strategic Processing provides a state-of-the-art synthesis of conceptual, measurement, and analytical issues regarding learning strategies and strategic processing. Contributions by educational psychology experts present the...

If you're a busy mom with a full schedule both inside and outside the home, and you're becoming frustrated, hurried, and overwhelmed by your child's homework, then these secrets for making homework and tests easier are for you! In this book, you will...

Whether you want to publish your book independently or through another company, Ken Wachsberger guides you step by step to book success. With chapters on how to prepare your writing "space"finding time in a busy lifestylelabeling and organizing...

Differentiated Instruction Made Practical introduces teachers to All Learners Learning Every Day (ALL-ED), an easy-to-use framework that enables teachers to tailor instruction for every learner.

Since the first edition was published in 1988, the role of crisis intervention and prevention has become central to mental health professionals working in the schools. Disasters such as hurricane Katrina, terrorist attacks both in this country and around...

Creating Safe and Supportive Schools and Fostering Students' Mental Health provides pre- and in-service educators with the tools they need to prevent, pre-empt, handle, and recover from threats to students' mental health.

Why do I need a teacher when I've got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in this urgent and invigorating book.Questioning the unquestionable, this fully updated new edition will make...

This ground breaking book is unique in bringing together two perspectives on learning - sociocultural theory and neuroscience. Drawing on both perspectives, it foregrounds important developments in our understanding of what learning is, where and how...

Researchers and theoreticians commonly acknowledge the profound impact of culture on all aspects of development. However, many in the field are often unaware of the latest cultural literatures or how development proceeds in places other than their home...

The growing child comes to understand the world, makes sense of experience and becomes a competent social individual. First published in 1978, Making Sense reflected the way in which developmental psychologists had begun to look at these processes in...

Sandra Smidt takes the reader on a journey through the key concepts of Jerome Bruner, a significant figure in the field of early education whose work has spanned almost a century. His wide-ranging and innovative principles of early learning and teaching...

What can schools and social care workers do to help children affected by domestic violence?Large numbers of children are affected by domestic violence. The problem crosses every social class and culture. It causes distress and anxiety in children and...

Si nce the beginning of the 1970's the psychological study of imagery has shown a renewal of scientific interest reflected in a di verse body of theory, research paradigms, and data, which, with dil1iculty, ean be managed by a...

Most of the findings in this book are based on the work of a team of researchers from Urban Affairs Programs at Michigan State University. From 1976 to 1981, the team observed the progress of school desegregation in ...

DONALD K. ROUTH WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT A reader who happens onto this book on the library shelf may find the title a puzzle. Learning is one broad subject. Speech is another. And the "complex effects of punishment" might seem...

Chapter 1. Learning About Cognitive Activities.- Chapter 2. Conceptual Knowledge About Cognitive Activities.- Chapter 3. Phenomenological Awareness: Consciousness and the Development of Cognitive Monitoring.- Chapter 4. Social Experience as a Source of...

In an era of intense interest in educational reform, spurred by increasing global competition for jobs and advancement, it is more critical than ever to understand the nature of learning. And although much attention is paid to differences between...

What is Grammar?.- Morphology.- The Noun Phrase.- Adjectives and Adverbs.- to Verbs and Verb Phrases.- Time, Tense, and Aspect of Verbs.- Modal Auxiliary Verbs and Related Structures.- Basic Sentence Patterns and Major Variations.- Compound Sentences and...

This book systematically explores and reflects on a variety of issues related to collaborative mathematics teacher education practice and research - such as classroom coaching, mentoring or co-learning agreements - highlighting...

The Perceptual Factors In Reading: A Quantitative Study Of The Psychological Processes Involved In Word Perception is a book written by Francis Marion Hamilton in 1907. The book is a detailed study of the psychological processes that are involved in word...