Best of
Education

1978

Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes


Lev S. Vygotsky - 1978
    S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But somewhat ironically, his theory of development has never been well understood in the West. Mind in Society should correct much of this misunderstanding. Carefully edited by a group of outstanding Vygotsky scholars, the book presents a unique selection of Vygotsky's important essays, most of which have previously been unavailable in English. The Vygotsky who emerges from these pages can no longer be glibly included among the neobehaviorists. In these essays he outlines a dialectical-materialist theory of cognitive development that anticipates much recent work in American social science. The mind, Vygotsky argues, cannot be understood in isolation from the surrounding society. Man is the only animal who uses tools to alter his own inner world as well as the world around him. From the handkerchief knotted as a simple mnemonic device to the complexities of symbolic language, society provides the individual with technology that can be used to shape the private processes of mind. In Mind in Society Vygotsky applies this theoretical framework to the development of perception, attention, memory, language, and play, and he examines its implications for education. The result is a remarkably interesting book that is bound to renew Vygotsky's relevance to modem psychological thought.

Developmental Psychology of the Black Child


Amos N. Wilson - 1978
    

Don't Move the Muffin Tins: A Hands-Off Guide to Art for the Young Child


Bev Bos - 1978
    A book of art projects for young children

Roitt's Essential Immunology


Ivan M. Roitt - 1978
    It is lavishly illustrated in full colour to make the illustrations even easier to understand. The book also contains suggestions for further reading, a detailed glossary of terms and abbreviations, and menus of contents that begin each chapter. A supporting web site at www.roitt.com contains self-assessment questions and answers combined with other useful lecture resources such as updates, further reading and image archive. The text has been extensively updated by Ivan Roitt with the help of a new co-author and outstanding teacher of Immunology, Peter Delves from UCL

Reading Without Nonsense


Frank Smith - 1978
    In his extensively revised fourth edition, Frank Smith brings teachers and teacher educators up to date on how reading should not be taught. It is a necessary reminder that reading and learning to read are natural activities.There is a massive assault on the independence of teachers of reading, mandated under the No Child Left Behind legislation, which regards reading as an unnatural act requiring contrived systematic instruction. Now more important than ever, Reading Without Nonsense, Fourth Edition provides the evidence and arguments that teachers need to resist this mechanistic view. As Frank Smith emphasizes, the act of reading has never changed despite all the changes in materials, procedures, and methodology proposed by people with an interest in how reading is taught.Reading Without Nonsense remains one of the most authoritative, influential, informative, and accessible texts on reading and learning to read. This bestseller is popular with classroom teachers and university professors as well as administrators, parents, and everyone concerned with literacy and education.

Children Of The Revolution: A Yankee Teacher In The Cuban Schools


Jonathan Kozol - 1978
    

Ready, Set, Remember


Jerry Lucas - 1978
    Also presents techniques for remembering spelling and vocabulary words.

Human Competence: Engineering Worthy Performance


Thomas F. Gilbert - 1978
    The great accomplishments Gilbert left behind will continue to profit behavior analysis and performance improvement for a long, long time. --Ogden Lindsley, Behavior Research CompanyHuman Competence is probably the most borrowed and least returned book in my library. It's good to have it in print more than once, so that I can keep replacing it, and rereading it for new insights from the original master of HPT. --Rob Foshay, TRO Learning, Inc.Human Competence stands not only as a tribute to Tom's genius, but also as the best single source of ideas about performance technology. It is a 'must have' for anyone serious about changing the performance of individuals or organizations. --Dick Lincoln, Centers for Disease Control

Blueprint Reading for Welders


A.E. Bennett - 1978
    Readers will develop the skills needed to interpret all types of working sketches and prints, from the simplest to the most complex, through step-by-step instructions. Both AWS and ISO welding symbols are included, along with one or more prints at the end of each unit. Advanced coverage includes auxiliary views, detail views, projections, sections, and detail and assembly drawings. Other topics covered include pipe welding symbols, metric and dual dimensioning, bills of materials, ISO for welding, and first and third angle orthographic projection. Folded tear-out drawings at the back of the book are included as reproductions of various assignment drawings in a larger size for ease of use.

Beloved of My Heart: A Darshan Diary


Osho - 1978
    Talks given from 3/5/76 to 28/5/761 The Other is never Responsible2 Let Love be your Life-style3 Life is in Movement4 Become Part of my Family5 Man has to Live in Yes6 Self-Improvement is a Way to Hell7 The First Door is Acceptance8 If You Love Me, You are Caught!9 I Give You a Capacity to Know10 Don't be Limited by Religion11 Innocence is the Base of Spirituality12 Love out of Freedom13 The Religious Attitude is Alchemical14 The Courage of a Madman is Needed 15 Life Should be a Passion16 A Sannyasin has no Future17 Put Yourself Aside18 Love Yourself19 Learn to Become a Void20 Pain is a Great Awakener21 Here and Now is not a Goal22 The Ultimate Criterion is Your Heart23 You are the Master24 Love is the Best Drug25 Simply Rejoice Because you Are26 Celebrate Simplicity

Decadence and renewal in the higher learning: An episodic history of American university and college since 1953


Russell Kirk - 1978
    

Conducting Educational Research


Bruce W. Tuckman - 1978
    Now in its 6th edition, this research textbook includes updates such as a completely rewritten Chapter 12, a chapter devoted to statistical research without having to use the expensive program SPSS. The text has been revised throughout to include recent technological advances, simpler exercisers, and visual elements to help the student understand the research process"--

Organizational Learning: A Theory Of Action Perspective


Chris Argyris - 1978
    With new examples and the most up-to-date information on the technical aspects of organizational and management theory, Argyris and Schon demonstrate how the research and practice of organizational learning can be incorporated in today's business environment. Features chapters focused around the Introduction to Organizational Learning; Defensive Reasoning And The Theoretical Framework That Explains It; Inquiry-Enhancing Intervention and Its Theoretical Basis; and Strengths and Weaknesses Of Consultation and Research In The Field Of Organizational Learning.

Digging in the Southwest


Ann Axtell Morris - 1978
    

Mind Benders C1


Anita Harnadek - 1978
    Prepares students for testing! Description & Features Mind Benders®, our bestselling deductive thinking puzzles, develop the logic, reading comprehension, and mental organization skills vital to achieving high grades and top test scores in all subjects. They're also great for developing real-life problem-solving skills. Methods Students carefully analyze each Mind Benders® story and its clues, identifying logical associations between people, places, and things. The key is to start with the most obvious associations, then deduce less obvious associations until everything finally fits together. Teaching Support Includes step-by-step instructions and detailed answers. Levels spiral in difficulty within grade range (C1, C2, C3).

The Reader, the Text, the Poem: The Transactional Theory of the Literary Work


Louise M. Rosenblatt - 1978
    Rosenblatt’s award-winning work continues increasingly to be read in a wide range of academic fields—literary criticism, reading theory, aesthetics, composition, rhetoric, speech communication, and education. Her view of the reading transaction as a unique event involving reader and text at a particular time under particular circumstances rules out the dualistic emphasis of other theories on either the reader or the text as separate and static entities. The transactional concept accounts for the importance of factors such as gender, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic context. Essential reading for the specialist, this book is also well suited for courses in criticism, critical theory, rhetoric, and aesthetics.Starting from the same nonfoundationalist premises, Rosenblatt avoids the extreme relativism of postmodern theories derived mainly from Continental sources. A deep understanding of the pragmatism of Dewey, James, and Peirce and of key issues in the social sciences is the basis for a view of language and the reading process that recognizes the potentialities for alternative interpretations and at the same time provides a rationale for the responsible reading of texts.The book has been praised for its lucid explanation of the multidimensional character of the reading process—evoking, interpreting, and evaluating the work. The nonliterary (efferent) and the literary (aesthetic) are shown not to be opposites but to represent a continuum of reading behaviors. The author amply illustrates her theoretical points with interpretations of varied texts. The epilogue carries further her critique of rival contemporary theories.

Nonlinear Systems Analysis


Mathukumalli Vidyasagar - 1978
    Since then, advances in the application of differential geometric methods to nonlinear analysis have matured to a stage where every control theorist needs to possess knowledge of the basic techniques. The second edition provides a rigorous mathematical analysis of the behavior of nonlinear control systems under a variety of situations. It develops nonlinear generalizations of a large number of techniques and methods widely used in linear control theory. It contains three extensive chapters devoted to the key topics of Lyapunov stability, input-output stability, and the treatment of differential geometric control theory. Moreover, valuable reference material included in these chapters is unavailable elsewhere. The text also features a large number of problems that allow readers to test their understanding, and self-contained sections and chapters that make particular topics more accessible.

Love of the Two-Armed Form: The Free and Regenerative Function of Sexuality in Ordinary Life, and the Transcendence of Sexuality in True Religious


Adi Da Samraj - 1978
    

Teaching English as a Foreign Language


Geoffrey Broughton - 1978
    By drawing upon their experience the authors have indicated a modern and practical approach.

Human Anatomy and Physiology


John W. Hole - 1978
    We're introducing a strong new author team. Wm. C. Brown Publishers is proud to have David Shier,Jackie Butler,and Ricki Lewis working together as the new author team for the seventh edition of Hole's Human Anatomy and Physiology. This experienced and dynamic group of authors each bring an extensive background in anatomy and physiology and valuable skills to this edition. We're incorporating numerous effective updates.

Pathways To The Gods: The Mystery of the Andes Lines


Tony Morrison - 1978
    The standard work on the Nasca lines—huge lines and figures etched on a desolate Peruvian plain near the Andes.

Music and Movement: A Way of Life for the Young Child


Linda Carol Edwards - 1978
    It encourages teachers and caregivers to attend to the importance of research and contemporary thought regarding music and movement education.

The Basic Darkroom Book


Tom Grimm - 1978
    Offers guidelines for establishing a darkroom for processing film, making contact prints and enlargements, and finishing and mounting prints.

The democratic philosophy of education: Companion to Dewey's Democracy and education : exposition and comment


Herman Harrell Horne - 1978
    

Values And Teaching: Working With Values In The Classroom


Louis Edwardand Raths - 1978
    

Studies in Socialist Pedagogy


Theodore Mills Norton - 1978
    A collection of essays on socialist pedagogy by Professors Norton (Vassar College) and Ollman (New York University).

The Cool Web: Pattern of Children's Reading


Griselda Barton - 1978
    

Reinhabiting a Separate Country: A Bioregional Anthology of Northern California


Peter Berg - 1978
    

The Perpetual Dream: Reform and Experiment in the American College


Gerald Grant - 1978