A must-read for anyone working within education or intellectual development, Educating the Developing Mind introduces and integrates classical and modern research with the theory of the developing mind, creating a robust theory of learning and instruction. Drawing on the theories of Piaget, Bruner, and Vygotsky, coupled with 40 years of empirical research, this book highlights the importance of individual and social construction in learning and proposes a robust framework and meth...

Have you never worked in Excel before? Or have you tried, but never really understood what you were doing? Then this is a book for you. This book gives you a quick introduction to working with calculations, functions, charts, tables, formats, and printouts in Excel. The book is simple and concise. If you only have some basic Windows knowledge, you should be able to follow the examples without problems. The sections begin with an image of a finished example and then, step by step, guide on ...

Happiness is our gift to the world, the main purpose through which we find love, abundance, and success in our lives. The more we learn about true happiness, we will discover who we are, what we really want, and the meaning of our existence. This happiness training not only has a positive impact on the way we feel, but it actually changes the way our brains work. The Happiness Journey focuses on the 7 Paths to a Joyful Life—that happiness is inextricably linked to having strong social conn...

The presence and impact of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States cannot be ignored. Already the largest minority group, by 2050 their numbers will exceed all the other minority groups in the United States combined. The diversity of this population is often understated, but the people differ in terms of their origin, race. language, custom, religion, political affiliation, education and economic status. The heterogeneity of the Hispanic/Latino population raises questions about their identi...

The Inclusion of the Other contains Habermas's most recent work in political theory and political philosophy. Here Habermas picks up some of the central themes of Between Facts and Norms and elaborates them in relation to current political debates.One of the distinctive features of Habermas's work has been its approach to the problem of political legitimacy through a sustained reflection on the dual legitimating and regulating function of modern legal systems. Ext...

The global environmental crisis, technological developments, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ongoing economic and political globalization are just a few of the developments that are massively increasing the pressure for transformation on regions, companies and society as a whole. In addition, the digital age is accelerating transformation processes that are already underway. This contributed book addresses these developments and presents a new framework for transformation research and practice ...