The only Canadian educational psychology textbook of its kind, this innovative introduction connects theory to practice by documenting - through letters, journal entries, and the authors' accompanying commentary - a typical educator's experience teaching students of various ages, grades, nationalities, and abilities. This groundbreaking approach covers teaching and learning, development, individual variability, and diversity, and brings together classroom management and assessment in a way that is practical, instructive, and accessible. An authoritative guide for teaching teachers how to teach, Educational Psychology is an ideal resource for beginning teachers, teacher-candidates, and undergraduate students in education programs.

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Alan Edmunds is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario. He has more than 20 years' experience as a special education teacher, a school psychologist, a private educational consultant, and a faculty member at four Canadian universities. His major research interests include the study of the exceptionally gifted and developing models for the design and implementation of efficient classroom- and behaviour-management systems. In addition to Educational Psychology in Canadian Classrooms, he has co-authored with Gail Edmunds the 2008 text Special Education in Canada.

Gail Edmunds holds a BA Honours in psychology and an MEd in educational psychology. During her tenure as a graduate student she completed two theses focused on children's writing, specifically their ability to revise their own work. Currently a freelance writer and researcher, Gail has also held the title of research officer for the Esso Family Math Project and assisted Professor Alan Edmunds in his research with a precocious child writer. Gail has worked on several educational supplements for US publishers and co-authored with Alan Edmunds the 2008 text Special Education in Canada.

"A totally unique approach; combining content and cases in a real-life scenario." --Professor Ken Pudlas, School of Education, Trinity Western University

"I applaud the authors for having presented their material in a format and in a style which allows for discussion and application of. . . learning in a real-life setting. This style seems to me to be geared toward genuine student understanding and success." --Dr. M. Stefan Sikora, Mount Royal University