1st Edition

Brain Research and Childhood Education Implications for Educators, Parents, and Society

By Doris Bergen, Michael Woodin Copyright 2017

    Brain Research and Childhood Education provides teacher educators, education students (both in regular and special education programs), school psychologists, practicing teachers, and school leaders with a brief, readable distillation of the most up-to-date research on brain development and how it relates to optimum teaching practice in childhood and adolescence. This accessible reference uses cases to further illustrate how studies on brain development and various learning processes have implications for educators and psychologists as they strive to enhance children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and academic learning opportunities.

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction: Need for New Edition of Brain Research and Childhood Education

    Chapter 1: Understanding the Brain

    Chapter 2: Prenatal Brain Development as a Foundation for Learning

    Chapter 3: Brain Development and Learning in the Infant and Toddler Years

    Chapter 4: Brain Development and Learning in the Preschool Years

    Chapter 5: Brain Development and Learning in the Elementary Years

    Chapter 6: Brain Development and Learning in the Middle Childhood Years

    Chapter 7: Brain Development and Learning in the Adolescent Years

    Chapter 8: Evaluating Educational Practices from a Brain Research Perspective

    Glossary of Brain and Nervous System Terms

    Biography

    Doris Bergen is Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology at Miami University of Ohio, USA.

    Michael Woodin is a neuropsychologist and Clinical Professor of School Psychology at Miami University, USA.