The Teaching of Thinking

The Teaching of Thinking
Author: R. S. Nickerson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2014-01-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317738799

First published in 1985. This book was created due to involvement of the authors to develop a course to enhance thinking skills. A main aim of which was to determine what is known about the teaching of thinking from current research literature and from the results of efforts to develop cognitive enhancement programs. The primary focus is on intentional, purposeful, goal-oriented thinking-thinking, if you will, for the express purpose of realizing some specific objective.

The World of Science Education

The World of Science Education
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9460910475

The focus of this Handbook is on science education in Arab states and the scholarship that most closely supports this program. The reviews of the research situate what has been accomplished within a given field in an Arab rather than an international context.

Pacesetters in Innovation

Pacesetters in Innovation
Author: United States. Office of Education
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1968
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Information on Projects to Advance Creativity in Education in the form of a compilation of planning and operational grants.

The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology

The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology
Author: Edmund O. Acevedo
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2012-06-14
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0195394313

This Handbook is an authoritative and comprehensive presentation of the breadth and depth of empirical contributions utilizing state-of-the-science theories and approaches in exercise psychology. The information presented in this text highlights the public health challenge of increasing participation in physical activity to enhance physical and mental health.