Educational Psychology Books

New and Published Books

1. Perspectives from the European Language Portfolio

   Learner autonomy and self-assessment

   Edited by Bärbel Kühn, María Luisa Pérez Cavana

   Using constructivist principles and autonomous learning techniques the ELP has pioneered innovative and cutting edge approaches to learning languages that can be applied to learning across the spectrum. Although articles on the success of the ELP project have appeared in some academic journals,...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. Contemporary Debates in Childhood Education and Development

   Edited by Sebastian Suggate, Elaine Reese

   What are the risks and benefits of non-parental care for young children? What are the short- and long-term effects of academically vs. play-focused environments for learning? How and when should we teach reading? What are the purposes of Education? What is the best way to teach mathematics...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
3. Positive Psychology for Teachers

   By Jeremy Swinson, Alex Harrop

   Practical, actionable information about the positive, behavioural approach to education is in desperately short supply, and yet when implemented properly the impact on school behaviour and achievement can be enormous. Positive Psychology for Teachers aims to address this gap. Written by...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
4. Peer-Group Mentoring for Teacher Development

   Edited by Hannu L. T. Heikkinen, Hannu Jokinen, Päivi Tynjälä

   Supporting new teachers is a common challenge globally and the European Commission has recently emphasised the need to promote a lifelong continuum of teachers’ professional development by building bridges between pre-service and in-service teacher education. Peer-Group Mentoring for Teacher...

   Published April 22nd 2012 by Routledge
5. Theory of Mind

   Beyond the Preschool Years

   By Scott A. Miller

   This is the first book to provide a comprehensive review of the burgeoning literature on theory of mind (TOM) after the preschool years and the first to integrate this literature with other approaches to the study of social understanding. By highlighting the relationship between early and...

   Published April 5th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. Becoming a School Consultant

   Lessons Learned

   Edited by Sylvia Rosenfield

   Most consultation courses in school psychology focus heavily on theoretical models of consultation and associated intervention procedures. Little time is devoted to developing communication and process skills. Yet these process skills are key to properly identifying student problems and selecting...

   Published March 7th 2012 by Routledge
7. Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments

   2nd Edition

   Edited by David Jonassen, Susan Land

   Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments provides students, faculty, and instructional designers with a clear, concise introduction to the major pedagogical and psychological theories and their implications for the design of new learning environments for schools, universities, or...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
8. Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools

   Enabling Creativity, Sociability, Communication and Learning

   Edited by Lauraine Leigh, Irvine Gersch, Ann Dix, Deborah Haythorne

   Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools is the first book to specifically evaluate the unique value of dramatherapy in the educational environment. A variety of highly experienced dramatherapists, educational psychologists and childhood experts discuss the benefits to the children and...

   Published January 18th 2012 by Routledge
9. Education and Incarceration

   Edited by Erica R. Meiners, Maisha T. Winn

   The United States of America is in possession of the largest prison population in the world, with 2.3 million people currently behind bars. This number is predominantly and disproportionately made up of communities of colour and poverty. Between 1987 and 2007, the U.S. prison population tripled;...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
10. The Routledge International Handbook of Learning

    Edited by Peter Jarvis, Mary Watts

    Series: Routledge International Handbooks of Education

    As our understanding of learning focuses on the whole person rather than individual aspects of learning, so the process of learning is beginning to be studied from a wide variety of perspectives and disciplines. This handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the contemporary research into...

    Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge