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Executive functions develop during the first years of life and
determine future learning and personal development. Executive
dysfunction is related to various neurodevelopmental disorders, so
its study is of great interest for intervention in children with
neurotypical development and in those who have suffered a
neurodevelopmental disorder. The Handbook of Research on
Neurocognitive Development of Executive Functions and Implications
for Intervention offers updated research on executive functions and
their implication in psychoeducational intervention. It establishes
a multidisciplinary context to discuss both intervention experience
and research results in different areas of knowledge. Covering
topics such as childhood inhibitory processing, mindfulness
interventions, and language development, this major reference work
is an excellent resource for psychologists, medical professionals,
researchers, academicians, educators, and students.
What happens to teaching when you consider the whole body (and not
just "brains on sticks")? Starting from new research on the
body--aptly summarized as "sitting is the new smoking"--Minding
Bodies aims to help instructors improve their students' knowledge
and skills through physical movement, attention to the spatial
environment, and sensitivity to humans as more than "brains on
sticks." It shifts the focus of adult learning from an exclusively
mental effort toward an embodied, sensory-rich experience, offering
new strategies to maximize the effectiveness of time spent learning
together on campus as well as remotely. Minding Bodies draws from a
wide range of body/mind research in cognitive psychology,
kinesiology, and phenomenology to bring a holistic perspective to
teaching and learning. The embodied learning approaches described
by Susan Hrach are inclusive, low-tech, low-cost strategies that
deepen the development of disciplinary knowledge and skills. Campus
change-makers will also find recommendations for supporting a
transformational mission through an attention to students' embodied
learning experiences.
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