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Adolescent Coping

Advances in Theory, Research and Practice

By Erica Frydenberg

Young people need to cope in a variety of settings, including school, home, peer groups and the workplace, and with a range of life problems...

Published May 15th 2008 by Routledge.

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An Introduction to Bilingualism

Principles and Processes

Edited by Jeanette Altarriba, Roberto R. Heredia

This important text provides a general overview of the methods and theories used in the broad domain of bilingualism. The unique interdisciplinary approach, which is...

Published January 7th 2008 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Cognitive Development

The Learning Brain

By Usha Goswami

Cognitive Development: The Learning Brain is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the bestselling Cognition in Children. This full-color textbook has been re-written from...

Published December 21st 2007 by Psychology Press.

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From Birth to Five Years

Children's Developmental Progress

By Mary D. Sheridan, Ajay Sharma, Helen Cockerill

From Birth to Five Years, based on the pioneering work of Mary Sheridan, has become a classic guide to the developmental progress of pre-school children....

Published November 26th 2007 by Routledge.

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Cognitive Development

Neo-Piagetian Perspectives

By Sergio Morra, Camilla Gobbo, Zopito Marini, Ronald Sheese

Tying together almost four decades of neo-Piagetian research, Cognitive Development provides a unique critical analysis and a comparison of concepts across neo-Piagetian theories. Like Piaget, neo-Piagetian...

Published September 19th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Deconstructing Developmental Psychology

By Erica Burman

What is childhood and why, and how, did psychology come to be the arbiter of 'correct'or 'normal' development? How do actual lived childhoods connect with...

Published September 6th 2007 by Routledge.

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International Family Change

Ideational Perspectives

Edited by Rukmalie Jayakody, Arland Thornton, William Axinn

Many dimensions of family life have changed. Age at marriage has risen, arranged marriages and extended families have declined, intergenerational relationships have been altered, and...

Published July 27th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Mating Intelligence

Sex, Relationships, and the Mind's Reproductive System

Edited by Glenn Geher, Geoffrey Miller

Human intelligence is sexually attractive, and strongly predicts the success of sexual relationships, but the behavioral sciences have usually ignored the interface between intelligence and...

Published July 20th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Early Experience, the Brain, and Consciousness

An Historical and Interdisciplinary Synthesis

By Thomas C. Dalton, Victor W. Bergenn

This new book examines the interrelationship between neuroscience and developmental science to help us understand how children differ in their capacity to benefit from their...

Published May 30th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Early Experience, the Brain, and Consciousness

An Historical and Interdisciplinary Synthesis

By Thomas C. Dalton, Victor W. Bergenn

This new book examines the interrelationship between neuroscience and developmental science to help us understand how children differ in their capacity to benefit from their...

Published May 30th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Social Networks in Youth and Adolescence

By John Cotterell
Series Editor: John Coleman

This thoroughly revised new edition looks at the nature of social networks, their changing configurations, and the forces of influence they unleash in shaping the...

Published May 10th 2007 by Routledge.

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Fundamentals of Development

The Psychology of Childhood

By Peter Mitchell, Fenja Ziegler

Fundamentals of Development: The Psychology of Childhood outlines the main areas of developmental psychology, following a thematic approach and offering a broad overview of contemporary...

Published April 26th 2007 by Psychology Press.

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Applying the Rasch Model

Fundamental Measurement in the Human Sciences

By Trevor G. Bond, Christine M. Fox

Written in an accessible style, this book facilitates a deep understanding of the Rasch model. Authors Bond and Fox review the crucial properties of the...

Published April 2nd 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Family, Self, and Human Development Across Cultures

Theory and Applications, Second Edition

By Çigdem Kagitçibasi

Reflecting author Çigdem Kagitçibasi's influential work over the last two decades, this new edition examines human development, the self, and the family in a cultural...

Published March 9th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Theories of Human Development

By Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman

Intended for courses on theories of human development, this new text presents nine theories grouped into three major families - those that emphasize biological systems;...

Published March 5th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Cultures of Infancy

By Heidi Keller

Cultures of Infancy presents the first systematic analysis of culturally informed developmental pathways, synthesizing evolutionary and cultural psychological perspectives for a broader understanding of human...

Published March 1st 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Data Analytic Techniques for Dynamical Systems

Edited by Steven M. Boker, Michael J. Wenger

Each volume in the Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology features leading methodologists and substantive experts who provide instruction on innovative techniques designed to enhance...

Published January 30th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Statistical and Process Models for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging

Edited by Michael J. Wenger, Christof Schuster

Statistical and Process Models for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging addresses methodological techniques for researching cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, the biophysics and structure of the nervous...

Published January 30th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Smooth Sailing or Stormy Waters?

Family Transitions Through Adolescence and Their Implications for Practice and Policy

By Rena D. Harold, Lisa G. Colarossi, Lucy R. Mercier

Smooth Sailing enhances our understanding of the family's transition through adolescence by examining qualitative data about the experiences of parents and teens across multiple relationships...

Published January 22nd 2007 by Routledge.

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Adulthood

By Evie Bentley

Adulthood is an accessible text which deals with the vital area of adult psychological development. It combines detailed accounts of the main theories and evidence...

Published January 15th 2007 by Routledge.

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The Bilingualism Reader

Edited by Li Wei

The Bilingualism Reader is the definitive reader for the study of bilingualism. Designed as an integrated and structured student resource it provides invaluable editorial material...

Published December 21st 2006 by Routledge.

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Global Migration and Education

Schools, Children, and Families

Edited by Leah D. Adams, Anna Kirova

Global Migration and Education makes a notable contribution to understanding the issues faced by immigrant children, their parents, and educators as they interact in school...

Published November 15th 2006 by Routledge.

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Sexuality in Adolescence

Current Trends

By Susan Moore, Doreen Rosenthal

Sexuality in Adolescence: Current Trends considers the latest theory and research on adolescent development, focusing on sexuality as a vital aspect of normal, healthy maturation....

Published October 26th 2006 by Routledge.

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Family Identity

Ties, Symbols, and Transitions

By Vittorio Cigoli, Eugenia Scabini

Gender, generations, and lineage; faith, hope, and justice; gifts, duties, and debts; affection, responsibility, and generativity; values, secrets, and objectives; transmissions and transitions: these are...

Published October 18th 2006 by Routledge.

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Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts

Edited by Amy B.M. Tsui, James W. Tollefson

Bringing together scholarship on issues relating to language, culture, and identity, with a special focus on Asian countries, this volume makes an important contribution in...

Published October 11th 2006 by Routledge.

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Theories in Second Language Acquisition

An Introduction

Edited by Bill VanPatten, Jessica Williams

Theories in Second Language Acquisition surveys the major theoretical approaches currently used in second language acquisition (SLA) research, providing a systematic and coherent presentation in...

Published September 26th 2006 by Routledge.

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Literacy and Bilingualism

A Handbook for ALL Teachers

By Mar¡a Estela Brisk, Margaret M. Harrington

This handbook applies proven techniques, derived from bilingual/bicultural classrooms, to teaching literacy in the twenty-first century. Its goal is to help teachers increase their understanding...

Published August 29th 2006 by Routledge.

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Family Policy Matters

How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do

By Karen Bogenschneider

Drawing on hundreds of studies in the last 20 years, the new edition of Family Policy Matters brings a fresh perspective to family policy, underscoring...

Published August 25th 2006 by Routledge.

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English-Only Instruction and Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools

A Critical Examination

By Lee Gunderson

This book is for teachers, teacher educators, school and district administrators, policy makers, and researchers who want to know about literacy, cultural diversity, and students...

Published August 16th 2006 by Routledge.

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English L2 Reading

Getting to the Bottom

By Barbara M. Birch

English L2 Reading: Getting to the Bottom, Second Edition remains a comprehensive, myth-debunking examination of how L1 features (orthographic system, phonology, morphology) can influence English...

Published August 15th 2006 by Routledge.

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Remembering the Times of Our Lives

Memory in Infancy and Beyond

By Patricia J. Bauer

The purpose of Remembering the Times of Our Lives: Memory in Infancy and Beyond is to trace the development from infancy through adulthood in the...

Published August 8th 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Remembering the Times of Our Lives

Memory in Infancy and Beyond

By Patricia J. Bauer

The purpose of Remembering the Times of Our Lives: Memory in Infancy and Beyond is to trace the development from infancy through adulthood in the...

Published August 8th 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters

Native Speakers in EFL Lessons

By Jasmine C. M. Luk, Angel M. Y. Lin

Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters is about native English speakers teaching English as a global language in non-English speaking countries. Through analysis of naturally occurring dialogic...

Published August 3rd 2006 by Routledge.

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Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research

Edited by Sandra L. Hofferth, Lynne M. Casper

Dramatic societal changes have reshaped America’s families. Young adults have delayed marriage, and cohabitation before marriage has become commonplace. One in three women giving birth...

Published June 26th 2006 by Routledge.

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Digital Generations

Children, Young People, and the New Media

Edited by David Buckingham, Rebekah Willett

Computer games, the Internet, and other new communications media are often seen to pose threats and dangers to young people, but they also provide new...

Published June 21st 2006 by Routledge.

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CALL Dimensions

Options and Issues in Computer-Assisted Language Learning

By Mike Levy, Glenn Stockwell

This volume gives language teachers, software designers, and researchers who wish to use technology in second or foreign language education the information they need to...

Published May 31st 2006 by Routledge.

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Color, Race, and English Language Teaching

Shades of Meaning

Edited by Andy Curtis, Mary Romney

The unique contribution of this book is to bring together Critical Race Theory and narrative inquiry and apply them specifically to a largely overlooked area...

Published May 15th 2006 by Routledge.

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The Social Psychology of Prosocial Behavior

By John F. Dovidio, Jane Allyn Piliavin, David A. Schroeder, Louis A. Penner

Written by four leading researchers in the study of prosocial behavior, this book introduces a new perspective on prosocial behavior for the 21st century. Building...

Published April 25th 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Child as Thinker

The Development and Acquisition of Cognition in Childhood

By Sara Meadows

This second edition of The Child as Thinker has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide an informed and accessible overview of the varied and...

Published April 20th 2006 by Routledge.

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In Search of Pedagogy Volume I

The Selected Works of Jerome Bruner, 1957-1978

By Jerome S. Bruner

Jerome Bruner is one of the best-known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. His theories about cognitive development dominate psychology around the world...

Published March 30th 2006 by Routledge.

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In Search of Pedagogy Volume II

The Selected Works of Jerome Bruner, 1979-2006

By Jerome S. Bruner

Jerome Bruner is one of the best-known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. His theories about cognitive development dominate psychology around the world...

Published March 30th 2006 by Routledge.

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With Literacy and Justice for All

Rethinking the Social in Language and Education

By Carole Edelsky

The third edition of With Literacy and Justice for All: Rethinking the Social in Language and Education continues to document Carole Edelsky's long involvement with...

Published March 21st 2006 by Routledge.

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Ourselves

Why We Are Who We Are

By Frank Smith

This book delves into how we come to terms with ourselves, with other people, and with the world in general. It is about how we...

Published March 14th 2006 by Routledge.

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The Nature of Intellectual Styles

By Li-fang Zhang, Robert J. Sternberg

This book provides an up-to-date, panoramic picture of the field of intellectual styles through describing, analyzing, and integrating the major theoretical and research works on...

Published March 7th 2006 by Routledge.

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DO NOT Leave Your Language Alone

The Hidden Status Agendas Within Corpus Planning in Language Policy

By Joshua A. Fishman

This book, focused on corpus planning in language policy, provides a broad, integrative framework and also discusses multiple languages in detail. It provides readers with...

Published March 7th 2006 by Routledge.

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DO NOT Leave Your Language Alone

The Hidden Status Agendas Within Corpus Planning in Language Policy

By Joshua A. Fishman

This book, focused on corpus planning in language policy, provides a broad, integrative framework and also discusses multiple languages in detail. It provides readers with...

Published March 7th 2006 by Routledge.

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Dialects, Englishes, Creoles, and Education

Edited by Shondel J. Nero

This volume brings together a multiplicity of voices--both theoretical and practical--on the complex politics, challenges, and strategies of educating students--in North America and worldwide--who are...

Published March 3rd 2006 by Routledge.

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The Development of Commonsense Psychology

By Chris Moore

How do children develop an understanding of people as psychological entities - as feeling, thinking beings? How do they come to understand human behavior as...

Published February 3rd 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Development of Commonsense Psychology

By Chris Moore

How do children develop an understanding of people as psychological entities - as feeling, thinking beings? How do they come to understand human behavior as...

Published February 3rd 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Bridging Cultures in Early Care and Education

A Training Module

By Marlene Zepeda, Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Carrie Rothstein-Fisch, Elise Trumbull

Bridging Cultures in Early Care and Education: A Training Module is a resource designed to help pre-service and in-service early childhood educators, including infant-toddler caregivers,...

Published January 26th 2006 by Routledge.

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Researching Second Language Classrooms

By Sandra Lee McKay

This text introduces teachers to research methods they can use to examine their own classrooms in order to become more effective teachers. Becoming familiar with...

Published January 20th 2006 by Routledge.

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Counseling the Communicatively Disabled and Their Families

A Manual for Clinicians

By George H. Shames

Counseling the Communicatively Disabled and Their Families: A Manual for Clinicians, Second Edition, written by George H. Shames, emphasizes the development of specific interviewing and counseling...

Published January 10th 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Black Fathers

An Invisible Presence in America

Edited by Michael E. Connor, Joseph White

In the parlance of social psychology, social work, and urban social scientists, African American fathers have often been described as "absent," "missing," "non-residential," "non-custodial," "unavailable,"...

Published January 4th 2006 by Routledge.

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Methodological Issues in Aging Research

Edited by Cindy S. Bergeman, Steven M. Boker

Methodological Issues in Aging Research is the first volume in the "Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology." This new series provides practical training on the...

Published November 17th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes

By Helen Basturkmen

This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual...

Published November 16th 2005 by Routledge.

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Teaching World Languages for Social Justice

A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices

By Terry A. Osborn

Teaching World Languages for Social Justice: A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices offers principles based on theory, and innovative concepts, approaches, and practices illustrated through...

Published November 9th 2005 by Routledge.

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Families With Futures

A Survey of Family Studies for the Twenty-First Century

By Meg Wilkes Karraker, Janet R. Grochowski

The new interdisciplinary textbook, Families With Futures, offers a fresh approach to the study of families in everyday life. Learners are presented with an opportunity...

Published November 9th 2005 by Routledge.

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Introducing Cognitive Development

By Laura M. Taylor

Interest in cognitive development has been resurgent in recent years as a result of continuing improvements in technology and the new methods of research these...

Published October 6th 2005 by Psychology Press.

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Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution

Edited by Mark A. Fine, John H. Harvey

This handbook presents up-to-date scholarship on the causes and predictors, processes, and consequences of divorce and relationship dissolution. Featuring contributions from multiple disciplines, this Handbook...

Published October 3rd 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Dialogic Approaches to TESOL

Where the Ginkgo Tree Grows

By Shelley Wong

This book locates dialogic pedagogy within the history of TESOL approaches and methods in which the communicative approach has been the dominant paradigm. Dialogic inquiry...

Published September 26th 2005 by Routledge.

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Children's Thinking About Cultural Universals

By Jere Brophy, Janet Alleman

Drawing on interview data, the authors describe K-3 students' knowledge and thinking about basic aspects of the social world that are addressed in the elementary...

Published September 7th 2005 by Routledge.

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Understanding Language Teaching

From Method to Postmethod

By B. Kumaravadivelu

This book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of...

Published September 7th 2005 by Routledge.

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Life-Span Communication

By Loretta L. Pecchioni, Kevin B. Wright, Jon F. Nussbaum

This innovative text emphasizes how communicative processes develop, are maintained, and change throughout the life span. Topics covered include language skills, interpersonal conflict management, socialization,...

Published June 23rd 2005 by Routledge.

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Research in Applied Linguistics

Becoming a Discerning Consumer

By Jr., Fred L. Perry

This text provides a solid introduction to the foundations of research methods, with the goal of enabling students and professionals in the field of applied...

Published May 31st 2005 by Routledge.

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CALL Research Perspectives

Edited by Joy L. Egbert, Gina Mikel Petrie

CALL Research Perspectives creates a foundation for the study and practice of computer-assisted language learning and provides an overview of ways to conceptualize and to...

Published May 26th 2005 by Routledge.

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A Young Mind in a Growing Brain

By Jerome Kagan, Norbert Herschkowitz

A Young Mind in a Growing Brain summarizes some initial conclusions that follow simultaneous examination of the psychological milestones of human development during its first...

Published May 20th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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A Young Mind in a Growing Brain

By Jerome Kagan, Norbert Herschkowitz

A Young Mind in a Growing Brain summarizes some initial conclusions that follow simultaneous examination of the psychological milestones of human development during its first...

Published May 20th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Contextualizing College ESL Classroom Praxis

A Participatory Approach to Effective Instruction

By Lawrence N. Berlin

Contextualizing College ESL Classroom Praxis: A Participatory Approach to Effective Instruction provides pre-service and in-service teachers with a model for engaging in effective instruction with...

Published May 2nd 2005 by Routledge.

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Language, Literacy, and Power in Schooling

Edited by Teresa L. McCarty

Language, Literacy, and Power in Schooling brings critical ethnographic perspectives to bear on language, literacy, and power in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts, showing how...

Published April 22nd 2005 by Routledge.

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Introduction to Vygotsky, Second Edition

Edited by Harry Daniels

The innovative theories of Lev Vygotsky on thought and speech have become increasingly popular over the last decade. An Introduction to Vygotsky provides students with...

Published April 14th 2005 by Routledge.

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Teaching English to the World

History, Curriculum, and Practice

Edited by George Braine

Teaching English to the World: History, Curriculum, and Practice is a unique collection of English language teaching (ELT) histories, curricula, and personal narratives from non-native...

Published April 8th 2005 by Routledge.

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Developmental Science

An Advanced Textbook

Edited by Marc H. Bornstein, Michael E. Lamb

Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the field for advanced students. Readers of this textbook will obtain a...

Published April 1st 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Effect Sizes for Research

A Broad Practical Approach

By Robert J. Grissom, John J. Kim

The goal of this book is to inform a broad readership about a variety of measures and estimators of effect sizes for research, their proper...

Published March 24th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Language Minority Students in American Schools

An Education in English

By H. D. Adamson

This book addresses questions of language education in the United States, focusing on how to teach the 3.5 million students in American public schools who...

Published February 17th 2005 by Routledge.

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Second Language Writing Research

Perspectives on the Process of Knowledge Construction

Edited by Paul Kei Matsuda, Tony Silva

In this original volume, eighteen researchers from different parts of the world reflect on their own research projects, providing insights into key methodological issues in...

Published January 24th 2005 by Routledge.

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NABE Review of Research and Practice

Volume 3

Edited by Virginia Gonzalez, Josefina Tinajero

The National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) published electronic issues of Volumes 1 and 2 of the NABE Journal of Research and Practice to offer...

Published January 5th 2005 by Routledge.

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Latino Language and Literacy in Ethnolinguistic Chicago

Edited by Marcia Farr

This volume--along with its companion Ethnolinguistic Chicago: Language and Literacy in the City's Neighborhoods--fills an important gap in research on Chicago and, more generally, on...

Published December 28th 2004 by Routledge.

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Reclaiming the Local in Language Policy and Practice

Edited by A. Suresh Canagarajah

This volume inserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics. While the effects of globalization around the...

Published November 30th 2004 by Routledge.

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Identity In Adolescence

The balance between self and other

By Jane Kroger

Following the very successful 1st edition of Identity in Adolescence Jane Kroger presents an updated account.She expands and elaborates the critique of five of the...

Published October 21st 2004 by Routledge.

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Teaching ESL Composition

Purpose, Process, and Practice

By Dana Ferris, John S. Hedgcock

Intended for pre- and in-service ESL writing teachers, Teaching ESL Composition: Purpose, Process, and Practice blends current reviews of research with extensive coverage of practical...

Published September 8th 2004 by Routledge.

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Cognitive Development

By Lisa Oakley

Cognitive Development provides a detailed and accessible account of three main areas: theories of cognitive development, the development of measured intelligence and the development of...

Published September 2nd 2004 by Routledge.

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Second Language Teacher Education

International Perspectives

Edited by Diane J. Tedick

The education of second language teachers takes place across diverse contexts, levels, settings, and geographic regions. By bringing together research, theory, and best practices from...

Published August 24th 2004 by Routledge.

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New Perspectives on CALL for Second Language Classrooms

Edited by Sandra Fotos, Charles M. Browne

This practical handbook is designed to help language teachers, teacher trainers, and students learn more about their options for using computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and...

Published May 19th 2004 by Routledge.

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Children's Learning From Educational Television

Sesame Street and Beyond

By Shalom M. Fisch

At its best, educational television can provide children with enormous opportunities and can serve as a window to new experiences, enrich academic knowledge, enhance attitudes...

Published April 21st 2004 by Routledge.

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Motivation, Emotion, and Cognition

Integrative Perspectives on Intellectual Functioning and Development

Edited by David Yun Dai, Robert J. Sternberg

The central argument of this book is that cognition is not the whole story in understanding intellectual functioning and development. To account for inter-individual, intra-individual,...

Published April 6th 2004 by Routledge.

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America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities

Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference

By Sharon L. Nichols, Thomas L. Good

The media's presentation suggests that American teenage culture today is the most violent, sexual, and amoral youth culture in history. In this book, Nichols and...

Published April 1st 2004 by Routledge.

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Television and Child Development

By Judith Van Evra

The material presented in this second edition provides a current and complete summary and synthesis of what is known about television's role in, and impact...

Published March 30th 2004 by Routledge.

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Children's Responses to the Screen

A Media Psychological Approach

By Patti M. Valkenburg

The past several decades have witnessed thousands of studies into children and the media. Yet, much academic research is still in its infancy when it...

Published March 18th 2004 by Routledge.

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Children's Responses to the Screen

A Media Psychological Approach

By Patti M. Valkenburg

The past several decades have witnessed thousands of studies into children and the media. Yet, much academic research is still in its infancy when it...

Published March 18th 2004 by Routledge.

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Sociocultural Contexts of Language and Literacy

Edited by Bertha Perez, Teresa L. McCarty, Lucille J. Watahomigie, Mar¡a E. Torres-Guzman, To thi Dien

Sociocultural Contexts of Language and Literacy, Second Edition engages prospective and in-service teachers in learning about linguistically and culturally diverse students, and in using this...

Published March 18th 2004 by Routledge.

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Personal Epistemology

The Psychology of Beliefs About Knowledge and Knowing

Edited by Barbara K. Hofer, Paul R. Pintrich

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of personal epistemology from a psychological...

Published February 23rd 2004 by Routledge.

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Coming of Age in U.S. High Schools

Economic, Kinship, Religious, and Political Crosscurrents

By Annette B. Hemmings

Coming of Age in U.S. High Schools: Economic, Kinship, Religious, and Political Crosscurrents takes readers into the lives of urban and suburban adolescents for a...

Published February 1st 2004 by Routledge.

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Children of Divorce

Stories of Loss and Growth

By John H. Harvey, Mark A. Fine

Children of Divorce features excerpts of stories collected from hundreds of young people. The narratives embrace such themes as despair, chaos in the family, and...

Published January 22nd 2004 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Child Language Reader

Edited by Kate Trott, Sushie Dobbinson, Patrick Griffiths

The Child Language Reader provides an introduction to the most important research in child language acquisition and development. Including extensive editorial introductions, which explain key...

Published December 18th 2003 by Routledge.

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Crossing the Curriculum

Multilingual Learners in College Classrooms

Edited by Vivian Zamel, Ruth Spack

As college classrooms have become more linguistically diverse, the work of ESOL professionals has expanded to include research on the experiences of multilingual learners not...

Published December 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Situational Context of Education

A Window Into the World of Bilingual Learners

By Mar¡a Estela Brisk, Angela Burgos, Sara Ruth Hamerla

This book gives educators important answers to the urgent question of how teachers and schools can facilitate language minority and immigrant students' progress in school....

Published December 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Washback in Language Testing

Research Contexts and Methods

Edited by Liying Cheng, Yoshinori Watanabe, WITH Andy Curtis

Washback refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents...

Published November 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Research Manual in Child Development

Edited by Lorraine Nadelman, Lorraine Nadelman, Lorraine Nadelman

This unique hands-on lab manual in child development provides great ideas and resources for teaching research courses involving child subjects. It includes projects in psychomotor/perceptual,...

Published September 1st 2003 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Medium of Instruction Policies

Which Agenda? Whose Agenda?

Edited by James W. Tollefson, Amy B.M. Tsui

Medium of instruction policies in education have considerable impact not only on the school performance of students and the daily work of teachers, but also...

Published September 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Teaching Academic ESL Writing

Practical Techniques in Vocabulary and Grammar

By Eli Hinkel

Teaching Academic ESL Writing: Practical Techniques in Vocabulary and Grammar fills an important gap in teacher professional preparation by focusing on the grammatical and lexical...

Published September 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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The Faces of Televisual Media

Teaching, Violence, Selling To Children

Edited by Edward L. Palmer, Brian M. Young

This collection offers original, state-of-the-art contributions from leading authorities in children's televisual media. International researchers from communication and psychology provide readers with ready access to...

Published June 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Negotiating Bilingual and Bicultural Identities

Japanese Returnees Betwixt Two Worlds

By Yasuko Kanno

This book examines the changing linguistic and cultural identities of bilingual students through the narratives of four Japanese returnees (kikokushijo) as they spent their adolescent...

Published April 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Negotiating Bilingual and Bicultural Identities

Japanese Returnees Betwixt Two Worlds

By Yasuko Kanno

This book examines the changing linguistic and cultural identities of bilingual students through the narratives of four Japanese returnees (kikokushijo) as they spent their adolescent...

Published April 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Williams Syndrome

A Special Double Issue of developmental Neuropsychology

Edited by Carolyn B. Mervis

The articles in this special issue form three overlapping themes: papers concerned with language development, other aspects of cognition, and interpersonal relations and personality. The...

Published April 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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On Reading Books to Children

Parents and Teachers

Edited by Anne van Kleeck, Steven A. Stahl, Eurydice B. Bauer

On Reading Books to Children: Parents and Teachers brings together in one volume current research on adult book reading to children. The authors, drawn from...

Published February 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Expanding Definitions of Giftedness

The Case of Young Interpreters From Immigrant Communities

By Guadalupe Vald‚s, Guadalupe Valdes

This book is about bilingual young people who have been selected by their families to carry out the hard work of interpreting and translating to...

Published February 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Response To Student Writing

Implications for Second Language Students

By Dana R. Ferris

This volume synthesizes and critically analyzes the literature on response to the writing of second language students, and discusses the implications of the research for...

Published January 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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The Psychological Development of Girls and Women

Rethinking Change in Time

By Sheila Greene

In this book, Sheila Greene presents a challenging new perspective on the psychological development of girls and women which emphasises the central role of time...

Published November 21st 2002 by Routledge.

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Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual School

Choices, Risks, and Dilemmas

By Tara Goldstein, Gordon Pon, Timothy Chiu, Judith Ngan

Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual School: Choices, Risks, and Dilemmas is for teachers and teacher educators working in communities that educate children who do...

Published November 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Values in English Language Teaching

By Bill Johnston

This book offers a new perspective on language teaching by placing moral issues--that is, questions of values--at the core of what it is to be...

Published November 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Values in English Language Teaching

By Bill Johnston

This book offers a new perspective on language teaching by placing moral issues--that is, questions of values--at the core of what it is to be...

Published November 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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La Clase M gica

Imagining Optimal Possibilities in A Bilingual Community of Learners

By Olga A. V squez, Olga A. Vasquez

La Clase Mágica: Imagining Optimal Possibilities in a Bilingual Community of Learners vividly captures the social and intellectual developments and the promises of an ongoing...

Published October 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Introduction to Family Processes

By Randal D. Day

Written for undergraduate level courses on family processes, family studies, introduction to the family, family communication, and dynamics of the family, this thoroughly class-tested new...

Published September 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Enriching Esol Pedagogy

Readings and Activities for Engagement, Reflection, and Inquiry

Edited by Vivian Zamel, Ruth Spack

Enriching ESOL Pedagogy: Readings and Activities for Engagement, Reflection, and Inquiry is a collection of thought-provoking articles and activities designed to engage practicing and prospective...

Published July 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Ethical Issues for Esl Faculty

Social Justice in Practice

By Johnnie Johnson Hafernik, Dorothy S. Messerschmitt, Stephanie Vandrick

This book explicitly addresses ethical dilemmas and issues that post-secondary ESL faculty commonly encounter and examines them in the framework of social justice concerns. Ethics...

Published June 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Ethical Issues for Esl Faculty

Social Justice in Practice

By Johnnie Johnson Hafernik, Dorothy S. Messerschmitt, Stephanie Vandrick

This book explicitly addresses ethical dilemmas and issues that post-secondary ESL faculty commonly encounter and examines them in the framework of social justice concerns. Ethics...

Published June 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Development in Infancy

An Introduction

By Michael E. Lamb, Douglas M. Teti, Douglas M. Teti, Marc H. Bornstein

This fourth edition of the best-selling topically-organized introduction to infancy reflects the enormous changes that have occurred in our understanding of infants and their place...

Published June 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Language As Cultural Practice

mexicanos En El Norte

By Sandra R. Schecter, Robert J. Bayley

Language as Cultural Practice: Mexicanos en el Norte offers a vivid ethnographic account of language socialization practices within Mexican-background families residing in California and Texas....

Published May 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Developmental Psychology

A Student's Handbook

By Margaret Harris, George Butterworth

Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is a major textbook that provides an up-to-date account of theory and research in the rapidly-changing field of child development....

Published April 18th 2002 by Psychology Press.

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How the Child's Mind Develops

By David Cohen

* How do we get from helpless baby to knowing, ironic teenager?
* Is cognition a question of learning and environment or heredity?
* What impact do...

Published March 7th 2002 by Routledge.

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Developing Advanced Literacy in First and Second Languages

Meaning With Power

Edited by Mary J. Schleppegrell, M. Cecilia Colombi

This book addresses the linguistic challenges faced by diverse populations of students at the secondary and post-secondary levels as they engage in academic tasks requiring...

Published March 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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Second Language Writers' Text

Linguistic and Rhetorical Features

By Eli Hinkel

This comprehensive and detailed analysis of second language writers' text identifies explicitly and quantifiably where their text differs from that of native speakers of English....

Published January 1st 2002 by Routledge.

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The Foreign Language Educator in Society

Toward A Critical Pedagogy

By Timothy G. Reagan, Terry A. Osborn

This text brings together two significant domains of educational practice: foreign language education and critical pedagogy--linking them in a way that can help foreign language...

Published December 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Facilitating interpersonal Relationships in the Classroom

the Relational Literacy Curriculum

By Diane Salmon, Ruth Ann Freedman

This volume is a guide to using the Relational Literacy Curriculum with children in grades 2-5. Based on developmental and social constructivist principles, this curriculum...

Published December 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Facilitating interpersonal Relationships in the Classroom

the Relational Literacy Curriculum

By Diane Salmon, Ruth Ann Freedman

This volume is a guide to using the Relational Literacy Curriculum with children in grades 2-5. Based on developmental and social constructivist principles, this curriculum...

Published December 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Life-span Development

Concepts, Theories, and Interventions

By LEONIE SUGARMAN

This thorough revision of the highly successful first edition of Life-Span Development offers the reader a wide-ranging and thought provoking account of human development throughout...

Published November 22nd 2001 by Routledge.

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Social and Personality Development

By Tina Abbott

Social and Personality Development looks at the processes by which we come to be who we are. It covers a range of topics central to...

Published November 8th 2001 by Routledge.

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Genre in the Classroom

Multiple Perspectives

Edited by Ann M. Johns

For the first time, the major theoretical and pedagogical approaches to genre and related issues of social construction are presented in a single volume, providing...

Published November 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Sexual Teens, Sexual Media

Investigating Media's Influence on Adolescent Sexuality

Edited by Jane D. Brown, Jeanne R. Steele, Kim Walsh-Childers

This collection explores the sexual content of U.S. mass media and its influence in the lives of adolescents. Contributors address the topic of sexuality broadly,...

Published November 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Concepts and Theories of Human Development

By Richard M. Lerner

A classic in the field, this third edition will continue to be the book of choice for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses in theories of...

Published August 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms

Edited by Eli Hinkel, Sandra Fotos

New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms brings together various approaches to the contextualized teaching of grammar and communicative skills as integrated components...

Published July 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Language Ideologies

Critical Perspectives on the Official English Movement, Volume II: History, Theory, and Policy

Edited by Roseann Due¤as Gonz lez, Ildik¢ Melis

Published March 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Intergenerational Communication Across the Life Span

By Angie Williams, Jon F. Nussbaum

Individuals of all ages interact with one another, and their interactions have significance throughout their lives. This distinctive volume acknowledges the importance of these interactions...

Published January 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Perspectives on Thinking, Learning, and Cognitive Styles

Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Li-fang Zhang

This volume presents the most comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date coverage of theory and research on cognitive, thinking, and learning styles, in a way that:
*...

Published January 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Critical Applied Linguistics

A Critical Introduction

By Alastair Pennycook

This accessible guide and introduction to critical applied linguistics provides a clear overview, highlighting problems, debates, and competing views in language education, literacy, discourse analysis,...

Published January 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Language Ideologies

Critical Perspectives on the Official English Movement, Volume I: Education and the Social Implications of Official Language

Edited by Roseann Due¤as Gonz lez, Ildik¢ Melis, Roseann Duenas Gonzalez, Ildiko Melis, NCTE

How do educators balance the rights of the rapidly growing percentage of the United States' population whose first language is not English or whose English...

Published November 1st 2000 by Routledge.

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Second and Foreign Language Learning Through Classroom Interaction

Edited by Joan Kelly 5/15 Hall, Lorrie Stoops Verplaetse

This volume brings together the current theoretical interest in reconceptualizing second and foreign language learning from a sociocultural perspective on language and learning, with practical...

Published June 1st 2000 by Routledge.

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Communication and Aging

By Jon F. Nussbaum, Loretta L. Pecchioni, James D. Robinson, Teresa L. Thompson

This text employs a communication perspective to examine the aging process and the ability of individuals to adapt successfully to aging. It continues the groundbreaking...

Published March 1st 2000 by Routledge.

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Childhood Disorders

By Philip C. Kendall

In Childhood Disorders, Philip C. Kendall provides an up-to-date summary of the current information about the psychological disorders of childhood - their causes, nature and...

Published February 3rd 2000 by Psychology Press.

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Learner-directed Assessment in Esl

Edited by Glayol V. Ekbatani, Herbert D. Pierson

This text integrates the theory and practice of learner-based assessment. Written in response to two recent movements in language teaching--learner-centered teaching and a renewed interest...

Published January 1st 2000 by Routledge.

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Learner-directed Assessment in Esl

Edited by Glayol V. Ekbatani, Herbert D. Pierson

This text integrates the theory and practice of learner-based assessment. Written in response to two recent movements in language teaching--learner-centered teaching and a renewed interest...

Published January 1st 2000 by Routledge.

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Perceptual Development

Visual, Auditory and Speech Perception in Infancy

Edited by Alan Slater

To make sense of the world, infants have to perceive it, and research into the development of sensory and perceptual abilities is one of the...

Published September 9th 1999 by Psychology Press.

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The Development of Language

Edited by Martyn Barrett

This book presents a general overview of our current knowledge of language development in children. All the principal strands of language development are covered, including...

Published September 2nd 1999 by Psychology Press.

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The Nature of Adolescence. 3e

By John C. Coleman, Leo B. Hendry

Completely revised and thoroughly updated, this third edition of The Nature of Adolescence provides:

An eclectic, balanced overview of research on normal adolescent development
Discussion of the...

Published September 2nd 1999 by Routledge.

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Play in Early Childhood

From Birth to Six Years

By Jackie Harding, Liz Meldon-Smith, Mary D. Sheridan

Play and development are key topics for all who work with young children. Based on the pioneering work of Mary D. Sheridan, Play in Early...

Published May 6th 1999 by Routledge.

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Women and Aging

Transcending the Myths

By Linda R. Gannon

Aging in women has traditionally been defined by the menopause, however it is often social and economic changes which are more important to women.
In Aging...

Published April 15th 1999 by Routledge.

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Face[t]s of First Language Loss

By Sandra G. Kouritzin

This book contributes to the understanding of first-language loss in both immigrant and indigenous communities in (at least) three ways. First, it provides insight into...

Published April 1st 1999 by Routledge.

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Racial and Ethnic Identity in School Practices

Aspects of Human Development

Edited by Rosa Hern ndez Sheets

This book demonstrates and explicates the work of scholars and practitioners who are exploring the interconnectedness of racial and ethnic identity scholarship to human development...

Published April 1st 1999 by Routledge.

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Developmental Perspectives on Children With High-incidence Disabilities

Edited by Ronald Gallimore, Lucinda P. Bernheimer, Donald L. MacMillan, Deborah L. Speece, Sharon R. Vaughn

This volume has two purposes. The first is to summarize, substantiate, and extend current knowledge on the development of children with high incidence disabilities--most notably,...

Published April 1st 1999 by Routledge.

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Second Language Learning Data Analysis

By Susan M. Gass, Antonella Sorace, Larry Selinker

Published December 1st 1998 by Routledge.

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Models Of Cognitive Development

By Dr Ken Richardson, Ken Richardson

In spite of its obvious importance and popularity, the field of cognitive development remains highly fragmented, scientifically. Instead of theoretical convergence towards a generally accepted...

Published October 16th 1998 by Psychology Press.

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Second Language Learning Data Analysis

Second Edition

By Susan M. Gass, Antonella Sorace, Larry Selinker

The purpose of this workbook is to provide students with practice in analyzing second language data. For the student of second language learning, "hands-on" experience...

Published October 1st 1998 by Routledge.

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Validation in Language Assessment

Edited by Antony John Kunnan

Validation in Language Assessment contributes to the variety of validation approaches and analytical and interpretive techniques only recently adopted by language assessment researchers. Featuring selected...

Published October 1st 1998 by Routledge.

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Varied Voices

On Language and Literacy Learning

By Linda Lonon Blanton

Published August 30th 1998 by Routledge.

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Language and Politics in the United States and Canada

Myths and Realities

Edited by Barbara Burnaby, Thomas K. Ricento

This volume critically analyzes and expl