This volume offers a historical and critical analysis of the emerging field of the learning sciences, which takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and improving how children and adults learn. It features a wide range of authors, including established scholars who founded and guided the learning sciences through the initial turbulence of forming a new line of academic inquiry, as well as newcomers who are continuing to shape the field. This diversity allows for a broad yet selective perspective on what the learning sciences are, why they came to be, and how contributors conduct...

Gives an overview of cutting-edge research on mindfulness and its practical applications for maximizing performance and personal well-being.

This book explores ways that the development of reasoning skills and the development of creativity impact one another.

This book explores ways that the development of reasoning skills and the development of creativity impact one another.

This book provides a variety of advice, thoughts, and studies on nurturing creativity in the classroom, from top international experts.

This book provides a variety of advice, thoughts, and studies on nurturing creativity in the classroom, from top international experts.

Workplace aggression is a serious problem for workers and employers. This volume explores its predictors, contexts, consequences and prevention.

Workplace aggression is a serious problem for workers and employers. This volume explores its predictors, contexts, consequences and prevention.

This volume gives an overview of cutting-edge research on mindfulness and its practical applications for maximizing performance and personal well-being.

Advances in human genetics and genomics are beginning to move outside the traditional realm of medicine and into the classroom. How will educational officials react when asked to incorporate personalized genomic information into the educational program? This volume bridges the divide between science, education and ethics around the emergent integration of genomics and education. By pairing comprehensive analysis of the issues with primers on the underlying science, the authors put all relevant parties on a level field to facilitate thorough consideration and educated discussion regarding how...