In one volume, this authoritative reference presents a current, comprehensive overview of intellectual and cognitive assessment, with a focus on practical applications. Leaders in the field describe major theories of intelligence and provide the knowledge needed to use the lates…
This book presents an overview of intellectual and cognitive assessment, with a focus on practical applications. Authors describe major theories of intelligence and guidance on using the latest measures of cognitive abilities with individuals of all ages, from toddlers to adults…
More than forty years have passed since Congress, in response to the Civil Rights Movement, enacted sweeping antidiscrimination laws in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. As a signal achievement of that legacy, in 2008,…
Political representation
"Political representation lies at the core of modern politics. Democracies, with their vast numbers of citizens, could not operate without representative institutions. Yet relations between the democratic ideal and the everyday practice of political representation have never bee…
The Sage handbook of public opinion research
An overview of cultural theory after postmodernism which provides a user-friendly introduction for students. Theorists assess the postmodernist project, mapping out the future terrain for a critical approach to cultural theory.
This title aims to make life easier for educators by gathering together the theoretical approaches informing the modern principles and practices of western education. The authors are committed to the view that theory has many practical implications and to its value in supporting…
Theories of intelligence
by Detterman, Douglas K., Sternberg, Robert J., Gardner, Howard, Ceci, Stephen J., Egan, Vincent, Eysenck, H. J., Detterman, D. K., Ackerman, P. L., Brand, Chris, Bruck, Maggie, Carroll, John B., Deary, Ian, Horn, John L., Humphreys, Lloyd G., Hunt, Earl, Jensen, Arthur R., Krechevsky, Mara, Kyllonen, Patrick C., Noll, Jennie
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