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In recent decades, the lives of people in their late teens and twenties have changed so dramatically that a new stage of life has developed.In his provocative work, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett has identified the period of emerging adulthood as distinct from both the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-08-28
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Writing is challenging for the majority of learners. For students with language problems, difficulties with written expression are considered one of the most common learning challenges. There is much to learn about the ways in which oral language skills impact on the...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-10
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Same-Sex Marriage and Children is the first book to bring together historical, social science, and legal considerations to comprehensively respond to the objections to same-sex marriage that are based on the need to promote so-called "responsible procreation" and child...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-05-27
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This book explores the integral vision of human development contained in the original works of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. It delves into multiple layers of the human personality as envisaged by Sri Aurobindo and The Mother and explores a new developmental science of...
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Springer
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2014-05-22
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If your child has been diagnosed with autism, this book is for you. When Raun Kaufman's parents were told that their son was autistic and would probably spend his life in an institution, they decided to look for their own solution. They joined Raun in his unique,...
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Ebury Digital
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2014-05-15
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One of the major domestic policy issues of our time is whether our nation can provide a more effective educational experience for our children. Economists have stressed that the quality of our educational system eventually defines the ability of our workforce, which in...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-05-05
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A fascinating multi-disciplinary analysis of why curiosity makes the world go round.'A lovely, erudite exploration of what it is that makes us human' - Independent on Sunday'I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious' Albert Einstein. Everyone is born...
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Quercus
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2014-04-30
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When developmental psychologists set forth the theory that the roots of adult psychopathology could be traced to childhood experience and behavior, the idea quickly took hold. Subsequently, as significant research in this area advanced during the past decade, more...
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Springer
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2014-04-09
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Media and the Well-Being of Children and Adolescents brings together many of the field's most important scholars and media professionals to present cutting-edge theory and empirical research on both the benefits and risks to youth development. It examines the role that...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-04-04
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There is a growing realization that many adolescents with hearing loss require special attention. Despite the benefits of early diagnosis, early amplification, and early intervention, some adolescents with hearing loss do not achieve age-equivalent developmental...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-04-04
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There is a growing recognition in the learning sciences that video games can no longer be seen as impediments to education, but rather, they can be developed to enhance learning. Educational and developmental psychologists, education researchers, media psychologists,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-03-10
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Although most American children are raised in a faith tradition, by the time they reach their early twenties their outward religious expression declines significantly, with many leaving the faith in which they were raised in favor of another faith or none at all, though...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-03-04
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The latest and most comprehensive resource on autism and related disorders Since the original edition was first published more than a quarter-century ago,The Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders has been the most influential reference work in the...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2014-02-19
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The number of children living in families with incomes below the federal poverty level increased by 33 percent between 2000 and 2009, resulting in over 15 million children living in poverty. Some of these children are able to overcome this dark statistic and break the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-02-11
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The major challenges facing higher education are often framed in terms of preparing students for life-long learning. Society's 21st century needs require civic-minded individuals who have the intellectual and personal capabilities to constructively engage political,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-01-10
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The familiar image of the disabled tends to emphasize their limitations and reduced quality of life. However, many people with cognitive, motor, and other difficulties also have the capacity to enhance their social interactions, leisure pursuits and daily activities...
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Springer
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2014-01-07
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Sexual exploitation of children is a major social problem in the United States and around the world. Depending upon how such exploitation is defined and measured, divergent estimates indicate that in the U.S. between 3 and 37 percent of males, and between 8 and 71...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-12-10
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This reference work offers a comprehensive compilation of current psychological research related to the construct of solitude Explores numerous psychological perspectives on solitude, including those from developmental, neuropsychological, social, personality, and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-11-18
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Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State and Utopia is one of the works which dominates contemporary debate in political philosophy. Drawing on traditional assumptions associated with individualism and libertarianism, Nozick mounts a powerful argument for a minimal...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2013-11-18
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Key Contemporary Thinkers
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Psychologists have long believed that we begin life as moral blank slates. Most of us take it for granted that babies are born selfish and that it is the role of society - and especially parents - to transform them from little sociopaths into civilised beings. Now, in...
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Vintage Digital
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2013-11-14
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