Edward A. Shils & Talcott Parsons 
Toward a General Theory of Action [PDF ebook] 

It is motivation that drives all our daily endeavors, and it is motivation, or the lack of it, that accounts for most of our successes and failures. Motivation, however, needs to be carefully control …

This volume provides an overview of research from the learning sciences into understanding, enhancing, and measuring ‘deep comprehension’ from a psychological, educational, and psychometric perspecti …

Much attention has been given to the economics of everyday life, which typically applies economic principles to the analysis of the different choices that people face under different situations. Yet …

Most studies on reading have been conducted with English-speaking subjects. It is crucial to also examine studies conducted in different languages, in order to highlight which aspects of reading acqu …

The Chinese characters for ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity’ form the word ‘crisis’. Ancient Chinese wisdom sees an opportunity in danger. While cultural diversity brings challenges to the workplace, how do …

One of developmental psychology”s central concerns is the identification of specific ‘milestones’ which indicate what children are typically capable of doing at different ages. Work of this kind has …

Based on a conference that assembled experts in the field of pediatric compliance in chronic illness, this book presents the latest data and conceptual models of adherence to treatment and recommenda …

This volume provides an overview of a relatively neglected branch of connectionism known as localist connectionism. The singling out of localist connectionism is motivated by the fact that some criti …

A collection of the articles written by the author throughout his extensive career, this book achieves three goals. First, it reprints selected research and theory papers on stress and coping from th …

This book unites the latest research in diversity, inclusion, and positive organizational scholarship (POS), to investigate diversity and inclusion dynamics in social systems. Comprised of succinct c …