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  • Early Childhood Education

    An International Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • Gilbert R. Austin
    • Allen J. Edwards
    • English
    Early Childhood Education: An International Perspective presents the summarized outcomes of a five-year cross-cultural survey of early childhood education in the Western world. It provides understanding of some of the topics of debate surrounding preschool education. The text approaches the argument by centering on the history of philosophical thought in early childhood education and offers information on the political and social-cultural changes that have inspired interest in facilitating children’s early learning experience. The book discusses the historical background of early childhood education in the United States. It focuses on the ideas and evidence showing the significance of cooperation in international research. Another topic of interest is the early childhood education in England, Wales, Canada, and Sweden. The section that follows is a review of the aims and objectives of early childhood education. The text will provide valuable insights for teachers, educators, students, and researchers in the field of social sciences.

  • Methods in Psychobiology

    Specialized Laboratory Techniques in Neuropsychology and Neurobiology
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • R. D. Myers
    • English
    Methods in Psychobiology, Volume 2, Specialized Laboratory Techniques in Neuropsychology and Neurobiology is intended for the beginning ""student"" in physiological, neuro-, bio-psychology, or whatever label one wishes to attach to the exciting interdisciplinary field which weds the brain and behavior. In contrast to Volume 1, somewhat more emphasis is given in the selection of topics to a number of difficult behavioral methods that are used frequently by individuals in the more traditional neurosciences. The book begins with a discussion of the measurement of behavioral activity. This is followed by separate chapters on techniques such as electric shock motivation; aversive learning; methods of assessing the behavioral effects of drugs; long-term intravenous infusions; and perfusion of different parts of the brain. Subsequent chapters deal with the assay of pharmacologically active substances; the split-brain technique; using microknives in brain lesion studies and the production of isolated brain-stem islands; the functional decortication technique; and recording evoked potentials.

  • Political and Institutional Issues of the New International Economic Order

    Pergamon Policy Studies on The New International Economic Order
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • Ervin Laszlo + 1 more
    • English
    Political and Institutional Issues of the New International Economic Order covers various issues concerning New International Economic Order (NIEO), specifically those of political and institutional in nature. The book is comprised of seven chapters, which are divided into two parts. The first part covers topics relating to political issues in the negotiation of the NIEO, while the second part concerns itself with NIEO institutional and administrative issues. The text will of great interest to readers who are concerned with political and institutional aspects of the NIEO.

  • The Role of Science in the Development of Natural Resources with Particular Reference to Pakistan, Iran and Turkey

    A Symposium Held Under the Auspices of the CENTO Scientific Council, Lahore, January, 1962
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • M. L. Smith
    • English
    The Role of Science in the Development of Natural Resources with Particular Reference to Pakistan, Iran and Turkey is a collection of papers that details issues in power and energy, water resources, forestry and land, agriculture, animal health, and public health. The materials analyze the problems in natural resource from different scientific perspectives. The text first coves the place of research in developing countries, and then proceeds to tackling concerns in fuel, power, and atomic energy. Next, the selection talks about the development of water resources. The next sections of the text deal with forestry and agriculture. The selection also covers concerns in animal and public health. The book will be of great interest to individuals concerned with the condition of world’s natural resource reserves.

  • Progress in Behavior Modification

    Volume 7
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • Michel Hersen + 2 more
    • English
    Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 7 covers developments in the study of behavior modification. The book discusses the assessment of sexual arousal in women; the behavioral theory, research, and treatment of male exhibitionism; and behavioral medicine. The text also describes the behavioral approaches to fear in dental settings; the status of flooding therapy; and the developments in behavior therapy for depression. A review on behavioral training of social skills is also considered. Psychologists, psychiatrists, and educators will find the book invaluable.

  • Science, Technology and Society

    Needs, Challenges and Limitations
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • Klaus-Heinrich Standke + 1 more
    • English
    Science, Technology and Society: Needs, Challenges and Limitations focuses on the role of science and technology in promoting development as well as its limitation in shaping the society. The text outlines the contributions that this field has provided in health, industries, agriculture, transportation, and communication. The book puts emphasis on the role of technologists and scientists in promoting development, such as in the fields of biology and medicine. The text notes the emergence of socio-economic problems in the sector of food and agriculture and how these problems can be solved by the application of agricultural technologies. Case studies in this regard that is presented in this book include fish handling and distribution, improving soil fertility, and feed resources for animal feeding. The role of science and technology in the management of water resources is noted, and the problems associated with the application of science and technology to water resources development are discussed. Science and technology has also played an important role in improving the quality of life in human settlements. The text is a valuable source of data for scientists and technologists who aim to improve science and technology and serve the interest of mankind.

  • Progress in Science and Its Social Conditions

    Nobel Symposium 58 Held at Lidingö, Sweden, 15–19 August 1983
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • Tord Ganelius
    • English
    Progress in Science and Its Social Conditions focuses on the drive to institute a sound development of science relative to technological innovations. Discussed in the book are the contributions of authors who have conducted research on the advancement of science in different environments. The contributions include literature that focus on tracing the history of science and how it has advanced in different countries. The book also elaborates on the emergence of various movements in scientific progress, including scientism, anti-scientism, elitism, and charlatanism. The conditions in the advance of science is then given attention. The book also highlights the role of higher education in research and development, and at the same time, puts emphasis on the recruitment of scientists in less developed countries. The processes and related factors of the advancement of technological innovation in various industrial settings are discussed. This is conducted by tracking how one company was able to upgrade the products it offers. The advancement of technology is identified as it is established that the company has continuously upgraded its products through the years. The contributions in this book can best serve the interest of those in the field of science, particularly those who are conducting research on its progress and utilization.

  • Progress in Behavior Modification

    Volume 8
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • Michel Hersen + 2 more
    • English
    Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 8 covers the developments in the study of behavior modification. The book discusses the conceptual issues and treatment interventions for obsessive-compulsive... the behavioral study of clinical phobias; and fear reduction techniques with children. The text also describes the behavioral treatments for marital discord; the behavioral treatment of headaches; and the behavioral assessment and treatment of clinical pain. The modification of academic performance in the grade school classroom is also considered. Psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, and educators will find the book invaluable.

  • Ecological Assessment of Child Problem Behavior: A Clinical Package for Home, School, and Institutional Settings

    Pergamon General Psychology Series
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • Robert G. Wahler + 2 more
    • Arnold P. Goldstein + 1 more
    • English
    Ecological Assessment of Child Problem Behavior: A Clinical Package for Home, School, and Institutional Settings discusses sampling methods to assess the problem child's behavioral interactions in the environment of the real world. The book focuses on the following facets of ecological assessment: (1) format of interview for the stage during the observational sampling procedures; (2) use of an observational procedure by adult members of the child's natural community; and (3) the employment of a standardized category coding system. In general, the book deals with devising a standardized category codes that will be used in direct observations of a clinical nature. The book shows that investigators of various theoretical merits attempt to construct category systems to systematize coding behavior such as those of Heyns and Lippit (1954), of Baker and Wright (1955) or of McGrew (1972). The authors enumerate the category codes to describe different aspects of children's social environments and their common behaviors that result from these settings. Behavioral scientists, psychiatrists, child psychologists, students and professors in the sciences of human behavior, particularly concerning children, are encouraged to read this book.

  • Personality: The Human Potential

    Pergamon General Psychology Series
    • 1st Edition
    • October 22, 2013
    • Melvin L. Weiner
    • Arnold P. Goldstein
    • English
    Personality: The Human Potential is a collection of psychological studies that reflect some of the author's experiences in analyzing human conflict and suffering. Based on the spirit of psychotherapeutic work whose goal is to uncover the core of the patient's personality, the book explores the major emotional problems of contemporary life, particularly the critical turning-points in people's lives. Its purpose and challenge is to indicate how our underdeveloped and conflicted minds may be better understood and, through understanding, help us to realize our human potentialities. It demonstrates how psychological understanding offers a person a rare, and not often repeated, challenge and opportunity to truly alter the course of his life. This volume consists of 17 chapters and begins with an introduction to the social and psychological ills of today, laying particular emphasis on the ""signals of decay."" Attention then turns to the emotional development of man from infancy to adulthood in hopes of understanding the roots of our irrationalities and inner conflicts and discovering ways of resolving them. The chapters that follow focus on the concept of repetition compulsion, the behavior of uncommitted people, and problems such as schizophrenia, drug addiction, homosexuality, suicide, sexual problems, and pregnancy and abortion. The book also discusses panic states, marital relationships, antisocial behavior, and how psychology can help resolve the basic roots of an individual's inner conflicts so that he may be freed to fully realize his potentialities. Patients and psychotherapists will find this book extremely helpful.

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