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  • Social Psychology in a Globalizing Era

    Engaging with Disciplinary and Societal Challenges

    by Girishwar Misra, Purnima Singh ...
    This volume locates social psychology in the context of contemporary societies in an increasingly globalizing world where time, space, and relationships are reshaped by powerful information, communication, and travel technologies.The volume revisits the efforts thus far while commenting upon the treatment of pertinent issues in the emerging sociopolitical and academic climate of the globalized ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Positive Psychology and Indian Thought Systems

    Transforming Education for Well-being and Happiness

    Edited by Geetika Dutta, Girishwar Misra, Shalini Gupta ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This handbook explores the intersection of positive psychology and Indian thought systems in education to create a generation of future citizens who are not only well-educated but also happy and well-rounded. It discusses mental hygiene, well-being, flow, resilience, gratitude, happiness, mindfulness, and happiness curriculum. With contributions from esteemed scholars and practitioners, this book ... Read more

    $294.99 CAD

  • Emotions in Cultural Context

    Edited by Girishwar Misra, Indiwar Misra ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book approaches emotion from a cultural perspective in applied contexts, consolidating new research that examines the interface of emotions with various aspects of human life. It provides insights into the vibrant and growing field of emotion research by rearticulating the distinction and interrelationships of the trilogy of mind consisting of cognition, affection and conation. It brings into ... Read more

    $231.99 CAD

  • A Contextual Approach to Human Development

    Integrating an Indian Perspective

    by Ashok K. Srivastava, Girishwar Misra ...
    This textbook offers a unique insight into the theoretical and applied aspects of human development in relation to the cultural traditions of non-Western countries.Presented in a modular form, this comprehensive and thematic approach to lifespan development will help students develop an understanding of human development in varied Indian social contexts. Covering all stages of development ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Psychological Perspectives on Identity, Religion and Well-Being

    Empirical Findings from India

    by Preeti Kapur, Girishwar Misra, Nitin K. Verma ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book takes a social psychological perspective to study the ways in which identity, religious beliefs and well-being are related to and affect each other in the contemporary world. It simultaneously draws upon intellectual resources from the extant interdisciplinary literature to build connections within the broader societal context. In view of the social diversity and changes in post ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Psychosocial Interventions for Health and Well-Being

    Edited by Girishwar Misra ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume provides multifaceted and multidisciplinary insights into the growing field of health studies. Providing inputs from the behavioural sciences as well as social sciences, it discusses the issues of recovery from illness, and growth and wellbeing, as situated in social and eco-cultural contexts, and addresses the modalities of health-related interventions in diverse contexts. The ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Psychology in Modern India

    Historical, Methodological, and Future Perspectives

    Edited by Girishwar Misra, Nilanjana Sanyal, Sonali De ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book offers a critical account of the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological developments in key areas of psychology in India, providing insights into the developments and advances as well as future directions. Filling an important gap in the literature on the history of psychology in India, it brings together contributions by leading scholars to present a clear overview of the state of ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

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    by Patricia Owen-Smith ...
    Series series Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
    In The Contemplative Mind in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Patricia Owen-Smith considers how contemplative practices may find a place in higher education. By creating a bridge between contemplative practices and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Owen-Smith brings awareness of contemplative pedagogy to a larger audience of college instructors, while also offering ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Mindfulness

    Edited by Amanda Ie, Christelle T. Ngnoumen, Ellen J. Langer ...
    The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Mindfulness brings together the latest multi-disciplinary research on mindfulness from a group of international scholars:Examines the origins and key theories of the two dominant Western approaches to mindfulnessCompares, contrasts, and integrates insights from the social psychological and Eastern-derived perspectivesDiscusses the implications for mindfulness across ... Read more

    $431.99 CAD

  • Mindfulness-Based Teaching and Learning

    Preparing Mindfulness Specialists in Education and Clinical Care

    by Seonaigh MacPherson, Patricia Rockman ...
    Mindfulness-Based Teaching and Learning is the first comprehensive survey text exploring the history, research, theory, and best practices of secular-scientific mindfulness. With a focus on how mindfulness is taught and learned, this book is an invaluable resource for aspiring or expert mindfulness specialists. Integrating and defining the emerging field of MBTL within a common purpose, evidence ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Happiness

    by Tim Lomas ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    A concise and engaging exploration of how we understand happiness.What does it mean to feel happiness? As a state of mind, it’s elusive. As a concept—despite the plethora of pop psychology books on the subject—it’s poorly understood. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psychologist Tim Lomas offers a concise and engaging overview of our current understanding of happiness. ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Resources for Teaching Mindfulness

    An International Handbook

    Edited by Donald McCown, Marc S. Micozzi, Diane Reibel ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This master-class-in-a-book is designed to guide teachers of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) in continuing to develop more competence while raising global standards of practice and pedagogy. Starting with the central yet elusive concept of stewardship, it then expands upon the core components of MBI pedagogy. A series of reflective essays by MBI teachers from around the world foregrounds ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD