Advanced psychology for teachers /

This text is intended for students of advanced educational psychology who want to study the principles of psychology and educational psychology in order to apply them to teaching or to related educational occupations. [The author's] chief goal has been to demonstrate classroom applicability without compromising the integrity of the theory. Thus, one purpose is to present prominent figures who have offered major psychological theories and to show how these ideas have influenced contemporary educational thought and practice. A related purpose is to offer a battery of teaching applications, case studies, discussion questions, and even field experiences that teachers can use in their classes.... The aim is dual: to make teachers more knowledgeable and hence more informed instructors, and secondly to help them apply the knowledge of psychology in daily instruction with suggested teaching exercises. -Pref.