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This book examines service-learning – a valuable means of promoting civic engagement and youth leadership in students by enabling them to apply their knowledge to needy people in the community. It describes selected service-learning projects in different areas by...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-08-13
Collection :
Quality of Life in Asia
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Social relationships play a central role in the evolution and development of human culture and cognition. Volume 39 of the Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology (Development of theSocial Brain) adresses the ontogeny and phylogeny of the social brain from multiple...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2018-08-02
Collection :
The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology
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The Politics of Autism investigates the truths and fictions of public understanding about autism, questioning apparent realities too sensitive or impolitic to challenge. Is there really more autism? How has the count expanded by diagnosing autism over other conditions?...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-08-01
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Parents often worry about raising kids in a tech-saturated world - the threats of cyberbullying, video game violence, pornography, and sexting may seem inescapable. And while these dangers exist, there is a much more common and subtle way that technology can cause harm:...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-07-02
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This innovative collection extends the emerging field of stress biology to examine the effects of a substantial source of early-life stress: child abuse and neglect. Research findings across endocrinology, immunology, neuroscience, and genomics supply new insights into...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-06-14
Collection :
Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
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The Life Story, Domains of Identity, and Personality Development in Emerging Adulthood focuses on individuals' formulations of the unique episodes and events of their lives that give one meaning and a sense of personal identity. This book brings the growing research on...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-05-30
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This concise and practical book provides an overview of how to safely and effectively transition adolescents with mental health conditions into a college environment. Therapeutic strategies to assess and promote readiness for transition to college are discussed in...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-23
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An Important Contribution to Understanding Autobiographical and Eyewitness Memory in Those with ASD and the Unique Legal Challenges They Present This book offers an in-depth discussion of how autobiographical and eyewitness memory operate in individuals with Autism...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2018-05-10
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This book presents new findings on the role of active learning in infants’ and young children’s cognitive and linguistic development. Chapters discuss evidence-based models, identify possible neurological mechanisms supporting active learning, pinpoint children’s early...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-05-04
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn addition to natural wear and tear that our bodies experience, environmental toxins accumulate in our cells, accelerating the signs of aging. Autophagy is the cellular process that removes these toxins and repairs the damage left behind. ...
Editeur :
Aster
Parution :
2018-05-03
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Research over the last few decades has revealed that individuals use a variety of mechanisms to hurt one another, many of which are not physical in nature. In this volume, editors Sarah M. Coyne and Jamie M. Ostrov turn their focus on relational aggression, behavior...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-04-24
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‘I’m worried that my child is depressed and anxious.’‘I’m worried that my child has an eating disorder.’‘I’m worried about drugs.’ Mental health difficulties affect about 1 in 10 children and young people, ranging from fears, phobias and panic attacks to obsessions,...
Editeur :
Sheldon Press
Parution :
2018-04-19
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Theoretical and philosophical work on community has yielded multifold definitions and analytical frameworks. Kenneth C. Bessant reflects on the inherent complexity and diversity of this deeply intersubjective aspect of lived social experience. He explores the relational...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-10
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This book provides a detailed ethnographic account of the lives and experiences of a group of male, university-based academy cricketers transitioning into (and away from) professional sport. Set in one of the six university centres of cricket excellence established by...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-04-10
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'The best book I've read this year ... It's written in such a beautiful way' - Dr Suzi Gage, Book ShamblespodcastThis is an excellent book for anyone who wants to understand the psychology and the science behind what makes them them! - Professor Tanya Byron'This book...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2018-03-15
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Does your child often feel isolated and do they struggle to get involved in social situations? Are they nervous about what people think of them, or maybe they’re just a little unsure of how they feel about themselves?These could be signs that your child is experiencing...
Editeur :
Vie
Parution :
2018-03-08
ePub
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Does your child appear to worry a lot?Perhaps they have frequent tummy upsets, or are irritable, tearful, angry or withdrawn? Do they have problems concentrating or show a loss of enthusiasm for their usual interests?These could all be signs that your child is...
Editeur :
Vie
Parution :
2018-03-08
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This volume engages the interface between the development of human lives and social relational networks. It focuses on the integration of two subfields of sociology/social science--the life course and social networks. Research practitioners studying social networks...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-03-06
Collection :
Frontiers in Sociology and Social Research
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This comprehensive book provides a framework for healthcare providers working with the dual challenges and opportunities presented by the intersection of mental health and technology. Technology and Adolescent Mental Health provides recent, evidence-based approaches...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-03-01
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This book examines the role of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and follow-up clinics in addressing the complex developmental, behavioral, social, and medical needs of at-risk infants through early intervention and medical subspecialties. It describes the necessary...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-02-27
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