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  1. Families with Futures

    Family Studies into the 21st Century, Second Edition

    By Meg Wilkes Karraker, Janet R. Grochowski

    Noted for its interdisciplinary approach to family studies, Families with Futures provides an engaging, contemporary look at the discipline's theories, methods, essential topics, and career opportunities. Featuring strong coverage of theories and methods, readers explore family concepts and...

    Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge Academic

  2. Evidence-based Parent Education Programmes to Promote Positive Parenting

    A Special Issue of European Journal Developmental Psychology

    Edited by María José Rodrigo, Ana Almeida, Christiane Spiel, Willem Koops

    Series: Special Issues of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

    The objective of this special issue is to illustrate some of the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects involved in the evidence-based evaluation of family educational programs aimed at supporting positive parenting. The main novelty that this special issue brings is the compilation of...

    Published February 5th 2012 by Psychology Press

  3. From Birth to Sixteen

    Children's Health, Social, Emotional and Linguistic Development

    By Helen Cowie

    From Birth to Sixteen outlines children’s physical, social, emotional and language development from infancy through to adolescence. In both its practical application of research and its contribution to the assessment of child development, this text provides essential reading for those studying, or...

    Published February 1st 2012 by Routledge

  4. The Impact of Technology on Relationships in Educational Settings

    Edited by Angela Costabile, Barbara Spears

    As the linguistic, cognitive and social elements of our lives are transformed by new and emerging technologies, educational settings are also challenged to respond to the issues that have arisen as a consequence. This book focuses on that challenge: using psychological theory as a lens to highlight...

    Published February 1st 2012 by Routledge

  5. The Development of Emotional Intelligence

    A Case Study

    By Nadja Reissland

    Series: Concepts in Developmental Psychology

    How do children learn about the expression and meaning of emotions – both happy and sad? This book answers questions regarding the foundation of emotional intelligence, and examines how children become emotionally literate as they are socialised into their family environment from birth to 2...

    Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge

  6. Father-Daughter Relationships

    Contemporary Research and Issues

    By Linda Nielsen

    Series: Textbooks in Family Studies

    The first research-based text that focuses on the impact of the father-daughter relationship, this provocative book examines the factors that can strengthen or weaken these relationships and the impact that these relationships have on society. The research is brought to life with compelling...

    Published January 24th 2012 by Routledge Academic

  7. Writing

    A Mosaic of New Perspectives

    Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Elisa Mambrino, David D. Preiss

    This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this...

    Published January 19th 2012 by Psychology Press

  8. Conducting Reaction Time Research in Second Language Studies

    By Nan Jiang

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    This book offers a general introduction to reaction time research as relevant to Second Language Studies and explores a collection of tasks and paradigms that are often used in such research. It provides a lucid explanation of the technical aspects of collecting reaction time data and outlines...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge

  9. Memory and Aging

    Current Issues and Future Directions

    Edited by Moshe Naveh-Benjamin, Nobuo Ohta

    Current demographical patterns predict an aging worldwide population. It is projected that by 2050, more than 20% of the US population and 40% of the Japanese population will be older than 65. A dramatic increase in research on memory and aging has emerged to understand the age-related changes in...

    Published December 16th 2011 by Psychology Press

  10. Beginning Writers in the Zone of Proximal Development

    By Elizabeth Petrick-Steward

    How do young children bridge the gap between "writing" a story with pictures and writing with words? How children learn to use written words to tell a story is a topic important to both cognitive development and early literacy instruction. Using the theoretical framework developed by Vygotsky, the...

    Published December 11th 2011 by Routledge

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