Contents: Ph. Mayring: Introduction: Importance of affective factors for learning - T. Goetz/A. Zimgibl/R. Pekrun/N. Hall: Emotions, Learning and Achievement from an Educational-Psychological Perspective - G.H.E. Gendolla: Mood Effects and Effort Mobilization in Learning: Theory and Experimental Evidence - P. Haussler: Emotional aspects and the role of interest and self concept in learning physics - M. Laukenmann/C.v. Rhoneck: The Influence of Emotional Factors on Learning in Physics Instruction - S. Fu: The Influence of Parental Behavior on Students' Motivation and Achievement: An Empirical Study in German Secondary School - M. Glaser-Zikuda/Ph. Mayring: A qualitative oriented approach to learning emotions at school - T. Hascher: Well-being in school - Why students need social support - D.R. Hancock: Influencing Students' Achievement in Eighth Grade German and U.S. Classrooms - W. Dee Nichols/J.P. Jones: Exploring the Relationship Between Eighth Graders' Emotional Development, Their Perception of Learning and Their Teachers' Instructional Strategies as it relates to Goal Orientation - M. Hanze: Productive functions of emotions in classroom learning - C.v. Rhoneck/H. Melenk: The influence of emotions on classroom learning and consequences for teaching.