The Human Dimension in Education

Introduction: Being and Becoming Human
I. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 1: Development of the Human Brain
Chapter 2: Cognitive Development - Jean Piaget
Chapter 3: Lev Vygotsky - From Outside to In
Chapter 4: Language Acquisition and Development
Chapter 5: Toward a Psychology of Being - Abraham Maslow
Chapter 6: Being and Becoming a Person - Carl Rogers
Chapter 7: Sigmund Freud - A Pioneer of Modern Psychology
Chapter 8: Psychosocial Theory of Personal Development - Erik Erikson and James Marcia
Chapter 9: Moral Development - Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan
II. HUMAN CAPACITY
Chapter 10: Intelligence
Chapter 11: Creativity
Chapter 12: Intuition
Chapter 13: Emotions
III. COMPLEX THINKING
Chapter 14: Thinking Levels and Skills
Chapter 15: Problem Solving
Chapter 16: Metacognition, Study Skills Strategies, Comprehension Skills, and Note-Taking
Chapter 17: Conceptual Understanding and Transfer
IV. HUMAN DIVERSITY
Chapter 18: Poverty
Chapter 19: Disability and Race
Chapter 20: Systemic Racism and Critical Race Theory
Chapter 21: Culturally Responsive Teaching
Chapter 22: Mental Health for Children and Adolescents
V. HUMAN MOTIVATION
Chapter 23: Motivating Factors
Chapter 24: perspectives on Motivation
V. THE HUMAN TEACHER
Chapter 25: Teacher as Reflective Practitioner
Chapter 26: Professionalism, Dispositions, and Attributes
APPENDIX A: Maslow's 15 Traits of Self-Actualizing Persons
APPENDIX B: Activities to Develop Moral Reasoning