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Baran-Lucarz, Malgorzata, Ed.; Czura, Anna, Ed.; Jedynak, Malgorzata, Ed.; Klimas, Anna, Ed.; Slowik-Krogulec, Agata, Ed. – English Language Education, 2023
This edited volume offers an insightful theoretical conceptualization of issues central to 21st century foreign language learning and teaching. Drawing on research results obtained in the fields of pedagogy, social psychology and sociology of education, this book provides a comprehensive practical exploration of issues experienced by researchers…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
Heller, Nina Rovinelli, Ed.; Gitterman, Alex, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Mental Health and Social Problems" is a textbook for social work students and practitioners. It explores the complicated relationship between mental conditions and societal issues as well as examining risk and protective factors for the prevalence, course, adaptation to and recovery from mental illness. The introductory chapter presents…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Social Problems, Social Work, Mental Disorders
Desetta, Al, Ed.; Wolin, Sybil, Ed. – 2000
This book presents 30 first-person accounts by teenagers that tell how they overcame major life obstacles. Many aren't the everyday problems most kids encounter, which makes their stories especially compelling-and their successes especially inspiring. The young writers wrote their stories to help teenagers with similar problems and stresses. The…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Coping, Daily Living Skills
Schaefer, Charles E., Ed.; Gerard Kaduson, Heidi, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
This highly practical book presents current developments in play therapy, including innovative applications for particular problems and populations. Contributors first discuss the latest ideas and techniques emerging from object-relations, experiential, dynamic, and narrative perspectives. Next, research evaluating the effectiveness of play…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Sexual Abuse, Natural Disasters, Mexican Americans
Lansford, Jennifer E., Ed.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Ed.; Bornstein, Marc H., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
How do some families successfully negotiate the linguistic, cultural, and psychological challenges of immigration, while others struggle to acculturate? This volume explores the complexities of immigrant family life in North America and analyzes the individual and contextual factors that influence health and well-being. Synthesizing cutting-edge…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Intervention, Educational Development, Child Rearing