This set is comprised of four volumes, covering the following topics: schools, teachers and parents; pupils and learning; the school curriculum; and school behaviour and the school peer group. The selected pieces include review articles as well as original studies. Selections are balanced across combinations from North America, the UK, continental Europe, Australasia and Japan (all in English Language). Predominantly they are made from work in the 1990s as being the most relevant to contemporary knowledge, but some 10-20% of selections are of more classic studies which have had enduring...
This set is comprised of four volumes, covering the following topics: schools, teachers and parents; pupils and learning; the school curriculum; and s...
Anthony D. Pellegrini David F. Bjorklund Pellegrini
Child study is a very complex field. Human beings, and children specifically, are very complex beings. Consequently, simple answers and solutions to problems are very often just that: too simple. This text presents principles and methods for studying children in the varied contexts in which they live and function. These theories and methods can be used as a kind of tool kit for application in a variety of situations by the people who work with children such as researchers, parents, educators, paediatricians, nurses, social workers and child psychologists. In short, the book is written for...
Child study is a very complex field. Human beings, and children specifically, are very complex beings. Consequently, simple answers and solutions to p...
Child study is a very complex field. Human beings, and children, specifically, are very complex beings. Consequently, simple answers and solutions to problems are very often just that: too simple. This text presents principles and methods for studying children in the varied contexts in which they live and function. These theories and methods can be used as a kind of "tool kit" for application in a variety of situations by the people who work with children such as researchers, parents, educators, pediatricians, nurses, social workers, and child psychologists, to name but a few. In short, the...
Child study is a very complex field. Human beings, and children, specifically, are very complex beings. Consequently, simple answers and solutions to ...
Writing a book about recess could be a very questionable endeavor for a serious academic psychologist. At first blush it seems to be a pretty trivial topic. It's the time during the school day where there's a break from what's typically considered the most serious work of the day--reading, writing, and arithmetic. Reflecting this trivial tenor, it's also that time of the school day that kids--perhaps only half jokingly--say is their favorite part of school. This perception has lead many schools to question the role of recess in the school day. This book is an attempt to broach two views of...
Writing a book about recess could be a very questionable endeavor for a serious academic psychologist. At first blush it seems to be a pretty trivi...
Writing a book about recess could be a very questionable endeavor for a serious academic psychologist. At first blush it seems to be a pretty trivial topic. It's the time during the school day where there's a break from what's typically considered the most serious work of the day--reading, writing, and arithmetic. Reflecting this trivial tenor, it's also that time of the school day that kids--perhaps only half jokingly--say is their favorite part of school. This perception has lead many schools to question the role of recess in the school day. This book is an attempt to broach two views of...
Writing a book about recess could be a very questionable endeavor for a serious academic psychologist. At first blush it seems to be a pretty trivi...
While the subject of play may seem trivial for behavioral science, E.O. Wilson noted that understanding the significance of play is an important challenge facing scholars in these fields. Play is observed among juveniles across a number of animal species and is especially prevalent in young mammals, yet it is difficult to define or to attribute functional significance to it. In this book, Pellegrini argues that play is an excellent example of the ways in which biology and culture influence each other, especially during childhood. Specifically, the innovative possibilities associated with...
While the subject of play may seem trivial for behavioral science, E.O. Wilson noted that understanding the significance of play is an important chall...
This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both an evolutionary and a cultural perspective. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies, sociology, and anthropology, but the author's primary focus is on children in school, family, and social settings. Readers learn how to make observations in real contexts to help them create a verbal picture of behaviors they see. The importance of considering reliability and validity factors while...
This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday sett...
What is the nature of children's social life in school? How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other school staff influence their development and experience of school? This book, written by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides answers to these questions by offering an integrated perspective on children's social interactions and relationships with their peers and teachers in school. Peer interactions in school have tended to be underestimated by educationalists, and this book redresses the balance...
What is the nature of children's social life in school? How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other...
What is the nature of children's social life in school? How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other school staff influence their development and experience of school? This book, written by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides answers to these questions by offering an integrated perspective on children's social interactions and relationships with their peers and teachers in school. Peer interactions in school have tended to be underestimated by educationalists, and this book redresses the balance...
What is the nature of children's social life in school? How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other...
