Educational Psychology in social context: Ecosystemic applications in southern Africa is a tried-and-tested textbook which applies educational psychology and, specifically, a unifying ecosystemic framework to aid teachers and other educators to enhance the learning experience of students in a developing society.
Features
- Additional diagrams, local quotations and glossary items alongside the text explain specialist and complex terms and concepts.
- Specially designed questions encourage readers to apply theoretical perspectives and principles of intervention in their own social context.
- Activities encourage practical application, and analysis and consolidation of concepts.
- Practical tasks can be set as individual or group assignments.
- A learner-centred approach challenges readers to reflect and construct their own understandings.
PART I Overview
1Aims of the book, and how best to use it
2Quality education for all
PART II Theoretical framework
3An ecosystemic perspective
4Positive Psychology
5Understanding human development
6Constructivism and learning
PART III Developing inclusive learning environments
7Developing inclusive school and classroom environments
PART IV Contextual disadvantages in education
8Contextual disadvantages: Conceptual framework
9Specific issues of contextual disadvantages
PART V Social problems in education
10Social problems: Conceptual framework
11Specific social problems: Substance abuse and violence
12Sexuality and associated social problems
PART VI
Disabilities and
emotional and learning difficulties
13Disabilities and learning difficulties: Conceptual framework
14Disabilities
15Learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties
Undergraduate and postgraduate BED, Bed (Hons and PGCE students)
In-service teachers and educators
