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Marc H. Bornstein, Editor; Prachi Edlagan Shah, Editor – APA Books, 2025
This vital two-volume handbook summarizes current and emerging research and clinical evidence to provide a working knowledge of the contributions of pediatric psychology, developmental-behavioral pediatrics, and developmental science, and promote the integration of these disciplines to improve child and adolescent health and well-being. In a…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Children, Adolescents
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McLaughlin, Jeff, Ed. – Myers Education Press, 2023
"Literary Imagination and Professional Knowledge: Using Literature in Teacher Education" establishes a foundation for expanding the use of literature in teacher education curricula. The contributors to this collection have a wide variety of education and experience, thus bringing a richness to the content of the volume. Literature can be…
Descriptors: Literature, Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Psychology
Crockett, Lisa J., Ed.; Carlo, Gustavo, Ed.; Schulenberg, John E., Ed. – APA Books, 2022
This handbook offers comprehensive coverage of the topics that are relevant to the field of adolescent and young adult development. The "APA Handbook of Adolescent and Young Adult Development" reviews the many factors that impact youth development across varying themes including biological underpinnings, cognitive and emotive processes,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Young Adults, Individual Development, Developmental Psychology
Cohen, Jonathan, Ed.; Espelage, Dorothy L., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2020
Jonathan Cohen and Dorothy L. Espelage, two leading authorities in the fields of school climate and prevention science, have gathered experts from around the globe to highlight policy and practice recommendations for supporting children and adolescents to feel and be safe in school. Featuring analysis and commentaries from experts in public…
Descriptors: School Safety, Security (Psychology), Bullying, Violence
Apter, Brian, Ed.; Arnold, Christopher, Ed.; Hardy, Julia, Ed. – UCL IOE Press, 2018
In 2014 the Children and Families Act extended the protection of educational services to include people up to age 25, so since then educational psychologists have worked in post-16 establishments as well as schools. This book presents case studies that illuminate how psychology is applied to enhancing the lives of adolescents and young adults as…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Adolescents, Young Adults, Ethics
Garbacz, S. Andrew, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
"Establishing Family-School Partnerships in School Psychology" provides actionable, evidence-based practices toward effective family-school partnerships. Offering scoped and sequenced approaches to embed family-school partnership interventions within a three-tier prevention framework, the book covers mental health screening, cultural…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Mental Health, Screening Tests
Sadowski, Michael, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2020
"Adolescents at School" brings together the perspectives of scholars, educators, and researchers to address the many issues that affect adolescents' emerging identities, especially in relation to students' experience of and engagement with school. The book offers current and preservice teachers a practical understanding of the concept of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Concept, Student Experience, Learner Engagement
White, Mathew A., Ed.; McCallum, Faye, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021
"Wellbeing and Resilience Education" engages with the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the theoretical and applied elements of wellbeing and resilience education. It explores the implications for students, teachers, and teaching from a transdisciplinary and international perspective. Featuring thirteen chapters written by 27…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Well Being, Resilience (Psychology)
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Çetinkaya, Senay, Ed. – IntechOpen, 2018
In contemporary understanding, the working areas of children's psychology are expanding considerably. The mental health of the children ensures that they are able to use their developmental abilities, cope with difficulties in life, be productive and be creative, and demonstrate cognitive, emotional, and behavioral characteristics appropriate to…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Mental Health, Behavior Disorders, Access to Education
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Pun, Jack K. H., Ed.; Curle, Samantha, Ed.; Yuksel, Dogan, Ed. – English Language Education, 2022
This volume discusses how the use of technology creates opportunities for effective teaching practice and illustrates ways to apply innovative and stimulating ways to engage and interact with students on-line. This research-led book brings together teaching practice and case studies and provides a comprehensive understanding of how technology can…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction
Kendall, Philip C., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Widely regarded as the definitive clinical reference and text in the field, this authoritative volume presents effective cognitive-behavioral approaches for treating frequently encountered child and adolescent disorders. The editor and contributors are leading experts who provide hands-on, how-to-do-it descriptions illustrated with clinical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Terrorism, Eating Disorders, Behavior Modification
Zager, Dianne, Ed.; Wehmeyer, Michael L., Ed.; Simpson, Richard L., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Similar to a handbook in its comprehensive description of the theory and research supporting current practices in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders, this interdisciplinary text shows how the existing knowledge base can be used to explore promising new possibilities related to the field's many unanswered questions. This book is appropriate…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Family Programs, Individual Differences
Moore, James L., III, Ed.; Lewis, Chance W., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"African American Students in Urban Schools" offers readers a critical yet comprehensive examination of the issues affecting African American students' outcomes in urban school systems and beyond. Across disciplines including teacher education, school counseling, school psychology, gifted education, career and technical education, higher…
Descriptors: Evidence, Social Justice, African American Students, Urban Schools
Eichenberg, Christiane, Ed. – InTech, 2012
This book has an aim to present latest applications, trends and developments of virtual reality technologies in three humanities disciplines: in medicine, psychology and pedagogy. Studies show that people in both educational as well as in the medical therapeutic range expect more and more that modern media are included in the corresponding demand…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Medicine, Psychology, Instruction
Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This book paints a portrait of adolescent psychology in 4 major regions: Africa/the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Featuring 24 revised and updated chapters from the "International Encyclopedia of Adolescence" (2007), readers are introduced to the way the majority of the world's adolescents actually live. Most contributors…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Economic Progress, Family Relationship, Adolescents
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