This new text provides an engaging and stimulating introduction to the central concepts, themes and ongoing research in educational psychology today. Education Psychology clearly and concisely presents the key ideas, but equally encourages undergraduate and postgraduate psychology students to go beyond the text to read primary sources, and to develop an awareness of the controversies, complexities, and unresolved issues in a topic area. At the heart of the text is also an emphasis on developing the skills of how to read and use journal articles and how to critically evaluate sources of information.
Section 1 Introduction 1 How to use this book 2 What is educational psychology? 3 How to read journal papers critically Section 2 Psychology research at classroom level 4 Managing behaviour 5 Autistic spectrum disorders 6 School refusal behaviour Section 3 Psychology research at school level 7 Improving literacy 8 Bullying 9 Inclusive education of children with special needs Section 4 Educational psychology research beyond the school 10 Eradicating disadvantage in preschoolers 11 Parenting children with developmental disabilities 12 Neuroscience and education