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Caring Motivation: An Integrated Theory
Mayseless, Ofra (University Of Haifa, Israel)
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Description for Caring Motivation: An Integrated Theory
hardcover. The Caring Motivation is a pioneering attempt to bring the diverse research on caring together and to examine caring as a motivation from a broad perspective that relies on these very diverse literatures. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
Caring is all around us and is manifested in diverse settings such as parenting, friendships, volunteering, altruism, mentoring, teaching, pet adoption, and gardening. The study of caring, the giving end of our relations, has been dispersed among a large variety of research paradigms (e.g., evolution, brain research, attachment theory, feminism, altruism, volunteering, parenting, social support, prosocial development, organizational citizenship behavior and sustainability) and this has impeded our understanding of caring. The Caring Motivation is a pioneering attempt to bring the diverse research on caring together and to examine caring as a motivation from a broad perspective that relies ... Read more
Caring is all around us and is manifested in diverse settings such as parenting, friendships, volunteering, altruism, mentoring, teaching, pet adoption, and gardening. The study of caring, the giving end of our relations, has been dispersed among a large variety of research paradigms (e.g., evolution, brain research, attachment theory, feminism, altruism, volunteering, parenting, social support, prosocial development, organizational citizenship behavior and sustainability) and this has impeded our understanding of caring. The Caring Motivation is a pioneering attempt to bring the diverse research on caring together and to examine caring as a motivation from a broad perspective that relies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199913619
SKU
V9780199913619
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About Mayseless, Ofra (University Of Haifa, Israel)
Ofra Mayseless, PhD, is a professor of developmental psychology at the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel and a certified clinical psychologist. She served as Dean of the Faculty of Education University of Haifa and as Head of the National Pedagogical Secretariat, at the Ministry of Education Israel. Her research spans over 80 published articles and chapters and two ... Read more
Reviews for Caring Motivation: An Integrated Theory
"The importance of care for education and society cannot be over emphasized. In her remarkable book Professor Mayseless has made a major contribution to the field. I recommend it to all with a concern for our future."
Arthur Zajonc, Past President, Mind & Life Institute, and Professor Emeritus of Physics, Amherst College "A comprehensive review and critique of research ... Read more
Arthur Zajonc, Past President, Mind & Life Institute, and Professor Emeritus of Physics, Amherst College "A comprehensive review and critique of research ... Read more