1st Edition

Brain Research and Childhood Education Implications for Educators, Parents, and Society

By Doris Bergen, Michael Woodin Copyright 2017
146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

Brain Research and Childhood Education provides teacher educators, education students (both in regular and special education programs), school psychologists, practicing teachers, and school leaders with a brief, readable distillation of the most up-to-date research on brain development and how it relates to optimum teaching practice in childhood and adolescence. This accessible reference uses... Read more

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Need for New Edition of Brain Research and Childhood Education

Chapter 1: Understanding the Brain

Chapter 2: Prenatal Brain Development as a Foundation for Learning

Chapter 3: Brain Development and Learning in the Infant and Toddler Years

Chapter 4: Brain Development and Learning in the Preschool Years

Chapter 5: Brain Development and Learning in the Elementary Years

Chapter 6: Brain Development and Learning in the Middle Childhood Years

Chapter 7: Brain Development and Learning in the Adolescent Years

Chapter 8: Evaluating Educational Practices from a Brain Research Perspective

Glossary of Brain and Nervous System Terms

Biography

Doris Bergen is Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology at Miami University of Ohio, USA.

Michael Woodin is a neuropsychologist and Clinical Professor of School Psychology at Miami University, USA.