Sarah Fletcher is a nine-year-old student at Euclid Elementary School. She is like most girls; she likes going to the mall, hanging out with her friends, and listening to music. Sarah had no idea that a surprise gift from her uncle John was about to change her life. The Geodes are geometric super heroes from the twelfth dimension and accidentally became trapped on Earth while conducting scientific experiments. With Sarah’s big surprise and the arrival of the Geodes, it was going to be an i...

As individuals engaged with children and those around them, educational psychologists enter a multitude of systems and relationships with the intention of helping. This often involves working in a context of confusion, conflict and creativity, a dynamic tension which is reflected in the chapters of this book. Designed to give both students and practitioners access to the experience of engaging with a dynamic unconscious, this volume investigates some of the key tenets and principles of psy...

Learning Beyond Reason: Psychodynamic Case Studies in Education includes contributions from Zahra Ahmed, Christopher Arnold, Dale Bartle, Gemma Ellis, Katie Ellis, Xavier Eloquin, Hannah Fleming, and Aaron Reynolds. Three of the five case studies are based around individual students or young people and the remaining two involve groups of adults involved in working with young people. The first chapter offers an overview of the approaches when applied to individual case work. The second focu...

Featuring biographical chapters on the leaders who served in space roles in the U.S. Air Force, Army, or Marine Corps, including officers who experienced the celestial skies firsthand as astronauts, Space Force Pioneers aims to enhance the reader’s understanding of character and leadership in military space from the experiences of these elite, ground-breaking leaders.The opening chapter explains in detail how the United States Space Force evolved from the Air Force. It is ...

Back Cover BlurbThey came for ivory. They left a war behind.In the untamed Limpopo Valley, safari guide Jacques Cilliers leads tourists through the beauty and brutality of the African bush. But when a poached elephant sends shockwaves through his camp, Jacques and a mysterious guest named Emma are drawn into a deadly game of blood money and betrayal.Shadows of the Herd is a visceral, fact-based thriller inspired by real events and the harsh...

With contributions from Christopher Arnold, Lauren Baggley, Emily Barrett, Kate Boyle, Seán Cameron, Brian Davis, Becca Dove, Richard McGuire Devine, Stefania Donati, Xavier Eloquin, Tim Fisher, Jennifer Greene, Richard Lewis, Lesley Osler, Anne Powell-Davies, Elizabeth Roberts, Stephanie Satariano, Nicole Schnackenberg, Sarah Sivers, Bryan Walsh, Aimée Webster, Sarah Wendland, and Abigail Wright. Children in Lockdown: Learning the Lessons of Pandemic Times acknowledges the constant chan...

The inclusion of all children in the educational system still poses challenges, and psychologists have long been researching and facilitating effective practice with children who don't adjust readily to school. This book collates the findings and practice of psychologists working in schools and educational settings in 13 European states, and will be essential reading for school psychologists, teachers and school leaders. The authors present enlightening first-hand and up-to-date accounts o...

This book describes an initiative that has proved effective in keeping more young people from dropping out of education, training or employment. The authors present case studies based on in-depth interviews with participants from five widely divergent European countries - the UK, Spain, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Ireland - which illustrate the effectiveness of early intervention in young people's lives. This independently verified study shows the significant personal and economic bene...

Presenting a range of psychological theories in a non-technical and readable style, this book shows how psychology can be used to effectively deliver educational objectives and enhance children’s learning. Linking theory with practical application, the authors consider the wider role that schools can play in the social development of children through:teaching and managing individual pupilsteaching and managing groups of pupilsthe teacher as part of an orga...

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? This Very Short Introduction explores some of psychology's leading ideas and their p...

This bestseller provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy.

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? This book provides an understanding of some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical...