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One of the benefits of applying to clinical and counseling psychology programs is that you earn the right to commiserate about it afterwards. It was a night of anecdotesand complaints (while doing laundry) that led us to review our travails and…

This manual has been written to assist less-experienced lecturers wishing to use
the book ‘Introduction to Ergonomics’ astheir main course text for an introductory
program in ergonomics. Instructors with more experience will be quite able…

A few years ago, I was on a plane that had to turn
around shortly after takeoff because one of its two
engines had failed. When we were told to get into
crash position, the first thing I thought was, “I don’t
want to die yet! I was looking…

This book, like most books, is the result of a great deal of lonely ef- fort on my part along with a great deal of inspiration and support from many others. I will not endeavor to list all of those who have supported and inspired me over the years.…

A Japanese student once told me that good university students have “eyes that shine,” presumably the opposite of many students who have eyes that express listlessness. I am interested in why so many students have eyes that do not shine, and yet…

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…

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is common among young people. A majority of individuals
who injure themselves do so to alleviate negative affect, as most self-injurers report
difficulties with mood regulation. Trauma in childhood is an important…

Although the use of knowledge management (KM) principles in the business sector has been the focus of many books, seminars, and professional development
workshops, the application of KM in higher education has been heretofore only partially…

This book explores some of the main findings of a piece of research funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (award 00 23 7661) that the authors, Rachel Johnson, Oliver Fulton, and Stephen Watson conducted at Lancaster University from…

News headlines continue to tell us that there is a crisis in education: ‘4,000
teacher jobs cannot be filled’ (Dean, 2000a), ‘Schools policy crisis as third
superhead quits’ (Carvel and Mulholland, 2000), and, ‘Poverty no excuse
for…