Yrjo Engestrom 
Learning by Expanding [PDF ebook] 
An Activity-Theoretical Approach to Developmental Research

Pavlov’s fundamental theory of higher nervous activity concerns the adaptation to changing external environments of organisms such as dogs, apes, and humans. In the 1920s, Pavlov and his disciples us …

An Evidence-based Guide to College and University Teaching outlines a definition of ‘model teaching’ based on research evidence and accepted best practices in high education. Teachers at all levels o …

A Practitioner’s Guide to Enhancing Parenting Skills: Assessment, Analysis and Intervention offers a detailed and stepwise approach to problem behaviour analysis and management, based on the successf …

Transcortical aphasias is the term used for syndromes in which the ability to repeat language is relatively preserved despite marked disturbances in other linguistic domains. Although there are a num …

In this classic text, pioneering organizational consultant Edwin C. Nevis presents an approach to organizational consulting which is grounded in Gestalt theory.  Nevis brings his well-known insi …

Reflecting the focus of a Jean Piaget Symposium entitled Biology and Knowledge: Structural Constraints on Development, this volume presents many of the emergent themes discussed. Among these themes&# …

How can we reconcile our desire for freedom with the limits or routines that orgainize our existence? How do we affirm our personality while adjusting to the world? How can we be nourished by exchang …

In today”s rapidly changing workplace, safety and loss prevention professionals cannot always ‘go by the book’ for the answers to new and unique problems and issues. When there is no tried-and-true …

This book focuses on the study and treatment of patients with psychotic illnesses. It draws on Kleinian concepts and Scandinavian clinical experience to show how a psychotherapeutic approach can, thr …

This Compendium is a comprehensive reference manual containing an extensive selection of instruments developed to measure signs and symptoms commonly encountered in neurological conditions, both prog …