Emotion in Education (Educational Psychology): Volume . - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123725453 ISBN 13: 9780123725455

Publisher: Academic Press, 2007

Synopsis

This edited book examines some of the current inquiry related to the study of emotions in educational contexts. There has been a notable increased interest in educational research on emotions.

Emotion in Education represents some of the most exciting and current research on emotions and education, and has the potential to impact research in this area. This combination of variety, timeliness, potential for transformation of the field, and uniqueness make this a "must-have" resource for academics in the fields of education, educational psychology, emotion psychology, cultural psychology, sociology, and teacher education.

The chapters have been written for scholars in the area, but authors also wrote with graduate students in mind. Therefore, the book is also be a great volume for graduate seminars.

• Provides in-depth examination of emotions in educational contexts
• Includes international roster of contributors who represent a variety of disciplines
• Represents a number of different research approaches

About this title

Review:

Current research on a hot topic in one handy source

About the Author:

Gary D. Phye, Past President of the Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association, is the new editor of the Academic Press Educational Psychology Book Series. He has published numerous research articles and book chapters in the areas of classroom learning and transfer. He previously co-edited two of the bestselling volumes in the book series: School Psychology with Dan Reschly and Cognitive Classroom Learning with Tom Andre. In addition to being the co-author of an undergraduate educational psychology text, Dr. Phye has also co-authored (with K. Josef Klauer) a newly-published program designed to teach and assess the inductive reasoning and metacognitive strategies of young children. Dr. Phye is currently working with the Ames Community public schools in the training and assessment of inductive reasoning strategies of special needs children in primary and intermediate grades.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0123725453
• ISBN 13: 9780123725455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Schutz Paul, Pekrun Reinhard