The youngest child of a Norwegian immigrant family to the United States, Gunnar grew up with feelings of alienation and loneliness. He later developed a persistent, profound depression which was only alleviated upon the birth of his first child. This little baby boy became the joy and purpose of Gunnar's life.
Parents live in perpetual, subconscious fear of losing a child. For this author, this ultimate nightmare has come true not once, but twice; a tragic car accident took the life of his two year-old son, and - many years later - his 15 year-old daughter drowned while on a camping...
The youngest child of a Norwegian immigrant family to the United States, Gunnar grew up with feelings of alienation and loneliness. He later develo...
This is a PhD dissertation in the field of educational psychology (completed in 2003). As such, this book describes the details of a research project that involved measuring the levels of academically-related "intrinsic" and "extrinsic" motivation among a group of 57 gifted/talented students and a group of 53 learning disabled students in grades four through nine (using Dr. Susan Harter's "A Scale of Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Orientation in the Classroom"). The results from these group measurements are compared, both by grade levels and by ages.
The average reader will likely not find this...
This is a PhD dissertation in the field of educational psychology (completed in 2003). As such, this book describes the details of a research proje...