A Text Book of Advanced Educational Psychology

Contents: Preface. 1. Psychology--Definition and scope. 2. Heredity and environment. 3. Human growth and development. 4. Developmental stages. 5. Cognitive development I--Attention, interest and effort. 6. Cognitive development II--Sensation and perception. 7. Cognitive development III--Concept formation. 8. Cognitive development IV--Piaget--the prodigy. 9. Cognitive development V--Thought, language and reasoning. 10. Learning I--Introduction. 11. Learning II--Learning by trial and error. 12. Learning III--Learning by conditioning. 13. Learning IV--Learning by contiguity. 14. Learning V--Drive-reduction theory of hull. 15. Learning VI--Gestalt--learning by insight. 16. Learning VII--Gagne's hierarchy of learning. 17. Learning VIII--Discovery learning. 18. Learning IX--Meaningful reception learning. 19. Learning X--Mastery learning. 20. Learning XI--Modelling: observational learning. 21. Motivation. 22. Remembering and forgetting. 23. Transfer of training. 24. Intelligence. 25. The gifted and the talented. 26. Exceptional children. 27. Creativity. 28. Personality I: Basic concepts and approaches. 29. Personality II: Personality types and traits. 30. Personality III: Psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud. 31. Personality IV: Individual psychology--Alfred Adler. 32. Personality V: Analytical psychology--Carl Gustav Jung. 33. Personality VI: Neo-Freudian view: Erik Erikson. 34. Personality VII: Neo-Freudian view: Karen Horney. 35. Personality VIII: Neo-Freudian view: Erich Fromm. 36. Personality IX: Humanistic school of Carl R. Rogers. 37. Personality X: Humanistic school: Abraham Maslow. 38. Personality XI: Testing personality: rating scale and questionnaire. 39. Personality XII: Projective tests of personality. 40. Aptitudes. 41. Attitudes - interests--values. 42. Group dynamics. 43. Mental health-I Human needs, conflicts, frustration, stress. 44. Mental health-II: Defensive mechanism. 45. Mental health-III: Behaviour - disorders--neuroses. 46. Mental health-IV: Psychotic disorders. 47. Mental health-V: Psychotherapy. 48. Mental health-VI: Guidance and counselling. 49. Mental health-VII: Mental hygiene. 50. Kinds of research--action-research studies. Bibliography. Index.

"The need to view educational psychology in its proper perspective and write a text book which will judiciously combine relevant psychological theories with a wealth of illustrations and practical instructions which will enable the young teacher to reap the full benefits out of a course on educational psychology is fulfilled by Dr. S. Dandapani's present book.

This Text Book of Advanced Educational Psychology exhaustively covers all the significant sections of the subject in a lucid manner. Key areas like 'development', 'learning', 'adjustment', 'mental health' and 'creativity' are dealt with exhaustively, with a wealth of details and illustrative material. Particular mention has to be made of the chapter on 'Action-research' which will be of immense practical significance to the teacher. Clarity of explanation and an illustrative approach to psychological concepts mark his writing, and a sense of humour acts as a spice to it. All these reveal Dr. Dandapani's mastery of the subject matter and his vast experience as a teacher-educator in the fields of both formal and distance modes of teacher-education." (jacket)