From reviews of the text: "The writing style is very engaging and appropriate... Meaningful interpretation and representation of the content (e.g., examples, tables, figure, summaries, application examples) is the real strength of this book." -- Sungok Serena Shim, Ball State University
"The authors do their homework in terms of supporting their writing with research and the work of others in the field and those in fields allied to educational psychology.... [They] are clearly driven by the professional literature as well as current understandings of best practice, and there are plenty of practical examples and applications to keep the students' interest....Eggen and Kauchak are personable and real." -- Douglas W. Smith, Coastal Carolina University
Paul Eggen has worked in higher education for nearly 40 years. He is a consultant for public schools and colleges in his university service area and has provided support to teachers in 12 different states. Paul has also worked with teachers in international schools in 23 different countries in Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, Central America, South America, and Europe. He has published several articles in national journals, is the co-author or co-editor of six other books, and presents regularly at national and international conferences.
Paul is strongly committed to public education. His wife is a middle school teacher in a public school, and his two children are graduates of public schools and state universities.
Don Kauchak has taught and worked in schools and in higher education in nine different states for over 40 years. He has published in a number of scholarly journals, including the Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Experimental Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Teaching and Teacher Education, Phi Delta Kappan, and Educational Leadership. In addition to this text, he has co-authored or co-edited six other books on education. He has also been a principal investigator on federal and state grants examining teacher development and evaluation practices, and presents regularly at the American Educational Research Association. He currently volunteer-tutors first-, second- and third-graders in a local elementary school. These students have taught him a lot about educational psychology.