UnderstandingEducationalPsychologyEdition: 1stEditionPublicationdate: 2018Author/Editors: Eloff,I.,&Swart,E.eISBN: 9781485125662Format: eBookNumberofPages: 512Retailprice: R485.00(incl.VAT)WebsiteLink: juta.co.za/pdf/24815/

AboutthisPublication:

IfyouarewantinginsightintothevibrantfieldofeducationalpsychologyinSouthAfricaatthepresentmoment,thisisthebookforyou.ResearchersandpractitionersfromsixteenSouthAfricanuniversitieshavecollaboratedtoprovidesuccinct,thoughtfulandcontextuallyrelevantinsightsintothedynamicsencounteredineducationalpsychologytoday.

Educationalpsychologyasascienceisexploredwithinavarietyofenvironmentsandconnectedtothedynamicprofessionofbeinganeducationalpsychologist.ThetextpresentsSouthAfricanexamples,whicharedeeplyrootedintheSouthAfricancontext,andpresentsnuancedunderstandingsofthecomplexitiesofeducationalPsychologyasadevelopingfield.

ContentsInclude:

Section1:Introduction1.EducationalPsychologyasscienceandaprofessioninSouthAfrica2.Educationalpsychologyastheintersectionbetweenphilosophyandpsychologyandeducation3.Theroleofeducationalpsychologistsinteachingandlearning4.Children’srightsinSouthAfrica:ImplicationsforeducationalpsychologistsSection2:Teachers5.Becomingateacher6.Teachersasrolemodels7.TheemotionallyintelligentteacherSection3:Teaching&Learning8.TeachingforlearninginSouthAfricanschools:Asocio-culturalapproach9.Learningtheoriesandtheuseoftechnologyintheclassroom10.Learningstylesandintelligencesinadiverseclassroom11.SimultaneousMultisensoryInstructiontoadvancechildren’sacademicachievement12.Indigenousstoriesandgamesasapproachestoteachingwithintheclassroom13.WholechilddevelopmentduringformalteachingandlearningSection4:Cognition14.Cognitionintheworldofaction15.Piaget,mentalnetworksandlearningtoactintheworld16.Vygotsky,regulatingalignmentwithtools,peopleandtheworld17.Knowledgeofneuroscienceintheclassroom18.Cognitivepsychology:post-Piagetiannotionsofchildhoodconceptualchange19.Identity,motivationandachievementSection5:Language20.Understandinglanguagedevelopmentandlearning21.Communicationacrossthecurriculum22.IndividuallearnersupportSection6:Healthandwell-being23.Teacherwell-beingandtheroleofPositivePsychology24.Promotingpsychosocialwellbeinginteachingandlearningenvironments25.Enablingspacesforoptimaldevelopmentoflearningandwellbeing26.Positivepsychologyanddiversity:accumulationofstrengths27.School-basedchampionshipofresilience28.Theroleofself-talkinself-evaluationSection7:Inclusion29.Inclusiveeducation:theGlobalmovement30.InclusiveeducationintheSouthAfricannationalcontext31.LearningsupportinSouthAfrica32.TeacherCollaborationandworkingwithschool-basedsupportteams33.DisabilityandinclusiveemploymentthroughthelensofeducationalpsychologySection8:Schools34.Consideringschool-basedinterventions:Whatdoyouneedtothinkabout?35.StrengtheningparentalpartnershipsSection9:Educationalpsychologicalsupport36.EducationalPsychologyandaestheticlearning37.Sexualityeducation38.‘Teenagepregnancy’orEarlyReproduction39.Exploringthecomplexityofviolenceandaggressionwithintheschoolcontext40.Genderandgenderviolence41.Giftedness42.Diagnosis,interventionandsupportforADHD43.Assessmentandsupportoflearnerswithautismspectrumdisorders44.Thebrain,cognitionandneuro-physicalimpairment45.StudentsupportservicesSection10:Careers46.Lifedesign:theessenceofhelpingpeopledesignsuccessfullivesandmakesocialcontributions

47.Careerpathstoeducationalpsychology48.Pathwaystotechnicalandvocationaleducationintheschoolcurriculum

OfInterestandBenefitto:

ScholarsandresearchersinEducation,PsychologyandEducationalPsychology.Undergraduatepre-servicestudentsofEducationcompletingaBEdorPGCE;in-serviceteachers.