Education & Psychology

Measurement is a fundamental concept that underpins almost every aspect of the modern world. It is central to the sciences, social sciences, medici...

Up to the 1960s, psychology was deeply under the influence of behaviourism, which focused on stimuli and responses, and regarded consideration of w...

In this Very Short Introduction Richard Crisp tells the story of social psychology, its history, concepts, and major theories. From attitudes to at...

Succinct, yet comprehensive, this practical book considers the purpose of technology and the support it can provide rather than a student’s disabil...

This widely used practitioner resource and training tool is the definitive work on understanding and treating personality disorders from a cognitiv...

Based on a decade of research and theory, Substance Use Disorders and Addictions examines co-occurring psychiatric disorders as the norm with subst...

Patricia Miller's acclaimed text offers an ideal way to help students understand and distinguish the major theoretical schools of child development...

An Introduction to Child Development, Third Editionprovides undergraduate students in psychology and other disciplines with a comprehensive survey ...

Does substantial expansion of educational facilities by itself create the required demand for education? Since demand for education depends on many...

Psychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome emotional and psychological difficulties in their lives. They involv...

Since its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the mind works, whilst some of its ideas such as the Oedipus c...

This book analyses the role of politics in the process of social sector policy reforms in the context of developing countries. Considered significa...

Education and Society: Themes, Perspectives, Practices concerns itself with the social issues and contexts that underpin education and learning in ...

Do you struggle with getting your child to fall asleep? In The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep you will follow Roger The Rabbit when he gets help f...

This Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible guide to modern child psychology, from birth to early adolescenc...

Psychology influences the way we think about everything, from education and intelligence to relationships and advertising. This updated Very Short ...

The Caramel Tree Readers Starter Level is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 3 to 5. They are 50 to 100 words in length and fo...

With communication and relationships at the core of social work, this book reveals the way it is foremost a practice that becomes reality in dialog...

This book brings together a large number of divergent scientific disciplines and theoretical approaches to address and explain the multiple selves ...

The Psychic Home: Psychoanalysis of Consciousness and the Human Soul develops, from a number of different viewpoints, the significance of home in o...

The focus of this handbook is to highlight those critical areas related to safety and security of our property and lives where a proactive role pla...

One of Hindi's best known writers, Prabha Khaitan spent much of her life as the "second" woman in a long-term relationship with a married man. Born...

In this collection of essays, noted scholars who have worked with Kakar celebrate the three streams of psychoanalysis, culture and religion and the...

Suneet Varma entered the world of fashion design in 1987 and is one of India’s best known couturiers today. His name is synonymous with femininity,...

Key Features Author, India's best-known psychoanalyst. Book acclaimed as the best application of psychoanalysis to Indian culture. New Prologue sit...

This book offers an exploration of case-focused methods as a means of bridging the quantitative-qualitative divide and the key methodological issue...

A proven program for enhancing students' thinking and comprehension abilities Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking, b...

Education is more than just classrooms; it is a lifelong process of learning and evolution. Presenting a holistic picture of education as a means t...

This short introduction to psychoanalysis manages to distil a notoriously complex subject into an accessible, concise and practical overview for un...

Achieve "Massive Action" results and accomplish your business dreams! While most people operate with only three degrees of action-no action, retrea...

Applied Behavior Analysis is the science of applying experimentally derived principles of behavior to improve socially significant behavior. The re...

Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well so...

In this book, Ashis Nandy tells the story of an apparently territorial journey-the one between the village and the city-to capture some of the core...

Enjoyable mental exercises to help boost performance on IQ tests This engaging book offers readers the ultimate in calisthenics for the brain. Usin...

This book develops a coherent and accessible argument to explain the unpredictability of the behaviour of individuals. The author then highlights t...

Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) was at once the father of the Enlightenment and the last sad guardian of the medieval world. In his brilliant synthes...

What is Artificial Intelligence? How will AI impact society? Is AI more powerful than human intelligence? The Psychology of AI explores all aspect...

This comprehensive, research-backed textbook equips teachers with tools they need to comprehend and document the learning progression and academic ...

This streamlined adaption of the best-selling book The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain is a distillation of the mo...

Biopsychology: The Basics is a concise, accessible and illuminating introduction to the field of biopsychology. The book explores what psychology i...

Evaluative Practice in Learning, Design, and Technology provides learning, design, and technology stakeholders with comprehensive resources intende...

Couple Therapy: The Basics provides a comprehensive introduction to couple therapy. Taking both a general overview and a psychoanalytic focus, it a...

Therapy: The Basics is an introductory book to psychotherapy and its different theoretical approaches. It attempts to demystify and de-stigmatise t...

Project Based Learning in Real World U.S. History Classrooms demonstrates how a project based learning approach can enrich and enliven the learning...

With new chapters and updated content throughout, this second edition of Higher Education Research Methodology is an essential guide to systematic ...

Doctoral Proposal Writing is an essential guide for current and prospective international doctoral students wishing to apply and study for a PhD in...

BDSM and Kink: The Basics provides an essential overview of knowledge that every clinician should have about alternative sexualities. In an access...