School Psychology Books

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1. Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education

   Edited by Michael L. Wehmeyer, Kristine W. Webb

   Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending post-secondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career,...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-87279-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. Educational Therapy in Action: Behind and beyond the office door

   By Dorothy Ungerleider

   This book provides an in-depth look at what a little-known clinician, the educational therapist, does and how they do it. This book goes behind the clinician’s door to illustrate the unusual and broad range of interventions – both academic/vocational and social/emotional – that an educational...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-88885-1 | Paperback (Routledge)

3. Understanding Psychological Theories of Motivation: An Introductory Guide

   By Richard Remedios

   We all think we know what motivation is. At an experiential level, we observe motivated behaviour all the time; we talk confidently about the causes of motivation both for ourselves and others. As part of our roles as educators, we try to influence motivation. In this sense we already have a...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-56144-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Body Image in the Primary School

   By Nicky Hutchinson, Chris Calland

   The subject of body image and its impact upon self-esteem is being recognised as an issue which affects increasingly younger children. Healthy eating and self-esteem are high priorities in primary schools, and the issue of body image is emerging as an equally important area to be addressed,...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-56191-4 | Paperback (Routledge)

5. What's the Buzz?: A social skills enrichment programme for primary students

   By Mark Le Messurier, Madhavi Nawana Parker

   What’s the Buzz? is a unique 16 lesson social skills enrichment programme designed to explicitly teach children how to think and relate socially. It is for children, who for all manner of reasons, struggle to make friends and fit in socially. This lively, highly practical role-play and...

   February 2011 | 978-0-415-58382-4 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   A Teaching Assistant's Guide to Child Development and Psychology in the Classroom: Second edition, 2nd Edition

   By Susan Bentham

   How can you help students most effectively in the classroom? As a Teaching Assistant, you play a vital role in today’s schools. This fully updated new edition will help you get to grips with the main issues to do with psychology and its role in the processes of teaching and learning. This...

   January 2011 | 978-0-415-56923-1 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   The Psychology of Education, 2nd Edition

   By Martyn Long, Clare Wood, Karen Littleton, Terri Passenger, Kieron Sheehy

   Written in an accessible and engaging style, this 2nd edition of The Psychology of Education addresses key concepts from psychology which relate to education. Throughout the text the author team emphasise an evidence-based approach, providing practical suggestions to improve learning outcomes and...

   November 2010 | 978-0-415-48690-3 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Education - An 'Impossible Profession'?: Psychoanalytic Explorations of Learning and Classrooms

   By Tamara Bibby

   In classrooms and lectures we learn not only about academic topics but also about ourselves, our peers and how people and ideas interact. Education - an Impossible Profession extends the ways in which we might think about these processes by offering a refreshing reconsideration of key educational...

   September 2010 | 978-0-415-55266-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?: The Essential Guide to the Big Issues for Every 21st Century Teacher

   By Ian Gilbert

   ‘The future of the world is in your hands’ I know that might seem a bit steep considering you’ve got that Year Ten coursework to sort out and the lesson observation on that nervous looking NQT, but that’s the way it is I’m afraid. You chose to be a teacher, you mould young minds on a daily basis...

   July 2010 | 978-0-415-46833-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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    The Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy: A Teaching Model

    Edited by Maxine Ficksman, Jane Adelizzi

    The Clinical Practice of Educational Therapy is the first book to provide a comprehensive review of the interdisciplinary profession and practice of educational therapy as it exists today. It describes the scope and practice of educational therapy from its European roots to its growing presence in...

    May 2010 | 978-0-415-99857-4 | Paperback (Routledge)