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How does one interview oneself? How does one achieve distance, reverse one's perspective, see dispassionately that which surges up from within? If, as my wife Karen says with occasional dismay, I lack ego, does that make the task easier or harder?…

There are many books on information problem-solving and a wealth of excellent information skills models out there. Yet few adequately address how profoundly a student's motivation can affect his or her success in learning and using information…

[n the latc 19805, I ren(izcd that my students weren't learning as easily or eagerly as they had in previous years. For some reason, the~'
were changing-and my techniques and attitudes were nolo My first llpproach TO this dilemma was t o gCt them t…

This book is about the teacher’s role as curricular-instructional gatekeeper and its ramifications for social studies curriculum, instructional planning, teaching, and teacher education. As gate- keepers, teachers make the educational decisions in…

The first volume in the series, Learning Theory and Behavior edited by Randolf Menzel, consists of 38 chapters and sets the tone for the interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of learning and memory. He introduces the volume by…

The second volume, Cognitive Psychology of Learning edited by H. Roediger, is comprised of 48 chapters on various aspects of cognitive ability and the underlying neuroscience. The basics of attention, working memory, forgetting, false memories,…

Volume 3, edited by H. Eichenbaum, consists of 29 chapters which represent a ‘‘progress report’’ on what we know about memory systems and their relationship to different parts of the brain. Memory Systems returns to a comparative approach of…

The final 42 chapters in Volume 4, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory edited by J.D. Sweatt, represent a review of the state of the science of what we know at the systems, cell, and molecular levels on learning and memory formation, as well…

The objective of the study is to offer a review of the instruments designed for measuring the
subjectively assessed quality of life of seniors. At present it is possible to notice an increase of
interest in the issue of the quality of life of…

Waiting for field placement is a process full of anxiety and uncertainty. However, relatively
little research attention has been paid to this topic. The current study examined the
unexplored area of psychological and intellectual preparation for…