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Written by theorists in psychology and philosophy, this book explicates and addresses fundamental epistemological issues involved in the problem of the relationship between the individual and the collective. Different theoretical viewpoints are presented.

This work aims to help cooperative education and internship professionals design, carry out, and disseminate quality research and evaluation studies of work-based education. It offers examples of work-based education, including finding a starting point and a theoretical framework.

A study of important issues about sex in advertising. What is it? Does it work? How does it affect individuals and society? Scholars and popular writers answer these questions, covering: gender representation; social effects; subliminal embeds; appeals to the homosexual community; and new media.

This book draws upon studies of the development of young children's mathematical and analogical reasoning in the United States and Australia to address a number of significant issues in the mathematical development of young children.

This work examines the basis for measurement - how to measure what we measure and the meaning of what we measure. The text suggests that empiricalness can be intersected with any other concepts to produce "meaningful and empirical relations" and "empirical laws".

This volume examines maintaining relationships through communications through relational, contextual and cultural variations. Topics covered include: romantic relationships; long-distance relationships; relational maintenance in organizational settings; and culturally-mixed couples.

Relational models theory provides a framework for understanding the psychological bases of social behavior. A critical introduction to the theory, this title illustrates the ways in which it has illuminated a wide range of interpersonal phenomena and stimulated research on individual psychology, collective behaviour and culture.

This text on close relationships reflects the theme of Homer's writing about Odysseus. It weaves excerpts of actual relationships with contemporary and classic research to provide a better perspective on our own experiences in light of the principles of relationships.

An exploration of ideas emanating from behavioural, developmental, neurophysiological, neuropsychological and computational approaches to the problem of visual perceptual organization. It is based on papers presented at the 31st Carnegie Symposium on Cognition, held in June 2000.

This work examines the concept of residential care from a psychological perspective. It offers assistance in developing and maintaining residential care environments that maximize quality of life and personal well-being in the presence of declining physical and emotional resources.

This work examines the concept of residential care from a psychological perspective. It offers assistance in developing and maintaining residential care environments that maximize quality of life and personal well-being in the presence of declining physical and emotional resources.

This volume is designed to review the knowledge base of family psychologists from a broader perspective than that of specific research programmes.

An examination of organizations and the communication processes within them. Presenting research conducted by the authors, it explores problems related to task and relational orientations as they relate to organizational structure and function within predominantly African-American organizations.

In an age of learner empowerment, this study offers examples of successful participatory practices in adult education. It covers programme settings ranging from schools to the workplace, focusing on projects using greater participation to benefit those previously excluded from positions of control.

This work focuses on how technology may create new learning environments and enhance basic learning processes. It identifies and informs some of the strategic decisions involved in designing and implementing new technology to enhance learning.

This work focuses on how technology may create new learning environments and enhance basic learning processes. It identifies and informs some of the strategic decisions involved in designing and implementing new technology to enhance learning.

This edition focuses on the clinical practice of neuropsychology. It guides the reader step by step through evaluation and helps avoid common misconceptions, mistakes and methodological pitfalls. Sections include: fundamental elements of the assessment process, and new approaches and methodologies.

As a sequel to an earlier collection on CSCL theory and research, this work serves to "carry forward the conversation", both in terms of content and structure. Topics covered include computer supported collaborative learning in university and vocational education.

This volume presents the findings of a cross-national European research project on children and their use of new media and technologies. It is intended for scholars in media studies, children and media and, developmental psychology.

This study includes chapters on: how curiosity engenders discovery; the rhythms of scientific thinking; what scientific thinking reveals about the nature of cognition; developing reflective enquiry practices; and reconsidering the role of experiment in science cognition.

This study presents the state of the art with respect to research on effective instructional programmes for Latino students in elementary and secondary grades. Rather than reporting on the poor academic results of these children, it looks at the outcomes of programmes designed to improve them.

This text deals with the effects of adversity in early childhood on neurobehavioural development.

Bringing together leading authors with diverse expertise, this Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of approaches to the management of early-stage issues in Alzheimer's Disease.

How much damage does a referred psychology patient have? Who or what "caused" the damage? What impact will it have on his or her future life? And what can be done to remedy the damage? The purpose of this study is to provide sound objective methods for answering these questions.

This study examines existing information and provides specific recommendations for educators and parents concerning ways to construct engaging learning environments for young adolescent girls which promote research-based, high quality and gender-equitable schooling.

This study examines various aspects of the developmental social psychology of gender. Individual topics covered include theories of gender socialization, the development of the self in gendered contexts and the development of gender prejudice.

This text presents and integrates different perspectives on how to promote excellence in education. It focuses upon the debate between those who emphasize developing individual learning, and those promoting cultural and institutional reform.

Examines the concept of "least restrictive environment" to provide the reader with an understanding of the principles that undergird student placement decisions. This text should prove of value to special education teacher prep courses, graduate students in related disciplines, and seminar use.

This text looks at culture, thought and development in terms of epistemology, developmental psychology, cognitive evolution, the personal and social, emotions, change, selfhood, individualism/collectivism, class, morality, the mind, spatial reference and semantic development.