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  • Violence Against Children

    Contributions of the Bioecological Theory of Human Development to Research and Intervention

    Edited by Luísa Fernanda Habigzang, Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa, Silvia Renata Lordello ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book shows how the Bioecological Theory of Human Development (BTHD) can be applied to the study of violence against children. Originally developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner to understand human development in general, BTHD offers a powerful framework to carry out a systemic analysis of the multiple levels of risk and protective factors associated with violence against children and provides the ... Read more

    $192.99 CAD

  • Western Higher Education in Global Contexts

    by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, Angelica Maria DeAngelis, Krystyna U. Golkowska, Ryan Miller, Thomas Mitchell, Silvia Pessoa, Magdalena Rostron, Ashley Squires, Mircea Vasilescu, Amy Zenger0, Oana Anca Fotache Dubalaru1, Myles Chilton2 ...
    Series series Expansion and Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East
    The globalization of American style higher education is a field of study that is undergoing a significant phase with the current expansion of American branch campuses and curricula around the world. This volume contributes to the scholarship on the project of implementing and expanding U.S. influenced curricula in the Middle East and Asia. Many of the branch campus projects are only a few decades ... Read more

    $120.99 CAD

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  • Are Mexican Immigrant and Mexican American Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Being Served in Memphis, Tennessee?

    Support Services for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Among Mexican Immigrant and Mexican American Women in Memphis, Tennessee

    by M. Helena Vanderlei Collins ...
    Domestic violence against women is an oppressive condition that extends across race, class, and gender. This work examines intimate partner violence against women in Memphis, Tennessee, focusing on Mexican immigrant and Mexican American female survivors of domestic violence.Author M. Helena Vanderlei Collins interviewed ten Mexican immigrant women and seven Mexican American women to investigate ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Children and Peace

    From Research to Action

    Edited by Nikola Balvin, Daniel J. Christie ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This open access book brings together discourse on children and peace from the 15th International Symposium on the Contributions of Psychology to Peace, covering issues pertinent to children and peace and approaches to making their world safer, fairer and more sustainable. The book is divided into nine sections that examine traditional themes (social construction and deconstruction of diversity, ... Read more

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  • The Handbook of Chicana/o Psychology and Mental Health

    Edited by Roberto J. Velasquez, Leticia M. Arellano, Brian W. McNeill ...
    Mexican-Americans now constitute two thirds of what has become the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States, Hispanics. They have distinct cultural patterns and values that those who seek to serve them competently as clinicians and educators, and those who attempt to study them, need to understand. This is the first comprehensive overview of the psychology of the Chicana/o ... Read more

    $139.99 CAD

  • Teaching Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Medical Education

    A Practical Guide

    by Freddy A. Paniagua ...
    Training in multicultural issues is an area of increasing focus in medical education internationally. In the United States specifically, the inclusion of the topic in training programs is among the key criteria established by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for approval of schools of medicine, where Standard 7.6 deals with "Structural Competence, Cultural Competence, and Health ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Multicultural Assessment

    Clinical, Psychological, and Educational Applications

    Edited by Lisa A. Suzuki, Radhika Krishnamurthy ...
    The most comprehensive text on testing racial and ethnic minorities in the United States and internationallyHandbook of Multicultural Assessment covers the most current assessment information in a variety of psychological and educational domains, focusing specifically on multicultural and diverse populations, including recent immigrants and refugees. This Fourth Edition represents a major update, ... Read more

    $143.99 CAD

  • Psychosocial Well-being of Children and Adolescents in Latin America

    Evidence-based Interventions

    Edited by Jorge Castellá Sarriera, Lívia Maria Bedin ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book discusses child well-being, with children and adolescents as key informants, from a Latin American perspective. It explores theoretical and empirical issues related to well-being and associated aspects, in order to understand the well-being of this population. Topics analyzed in this volume address for instance environment and community, rights, leisure time, technologies, interpersonal ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Research on Engaging Immigrant Families and Promoting Academic Success for English Language Learners

    Edited by Grace Onchwari, Jared Keengwe ...
    In the past few years, there has been an influx of immigrant children into the school system, many with a limited understanding of English. Successfully teaching these students requires educators to understand their characteristics and to learn how to engage immigrant families to support their children’s academic achievements. The Handbook of Research on Engaging Immigrant Families and Promoting ... Read more

    $261.99 CAD

  • Psychology Education and Training

    A global perspective

    Edited by Rainer Silbereisen, Pierre Ritchie, Janak Pandey ...
    Much of the psychological research in the last century has been conducted in the global North West; hence, many prevailing theories and methodologies reflect the philosophical framework and shared cultural knowledge of this region. Other world views and cultural contexts have, as yet, not had the same opportunity to develop scientific insights that come to the attention of global audiences. ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

  • Positive Psychology in Latin America

    Edited by Alejandro Castro Solano ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume describes a culture-fair perspective on positive psychology research and practice in Latin America. It provides a deep understanding of the ways in which context can affect practice, intervention and research results. The development of Positive Psychology in areas such as test adaptation and construction, prediction of academic achievement and empowerment of children at risk is ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Understanding the Language Development and Early Education of Hispanic Children

    by Eugene E. Garcia, Erminda Garcia ...
    Young Hispanic children are the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority population in the United States, representing diverse racial, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. Educational skills and achievement lag significantly for this population, creating an unacceptable achievement gap at the beginning of Kindergarten that grows even further by the end of 3rd grade. What can we learn from the ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD