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Care, Socialization and Play in Ancient Attica

A Developmental Childhood Archaeological Approach

By: Dion Sommer,Maria Sommer

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Care, Socialization and Play in Ancient Attica

A Developmental Childhood Archaeological Approach

By: Dion Sommer,Maria Sommer

Research on children and childhood in ancient Greece is a field in its infancy. This book proposes a new interdisciplinary approach called Developmental Childhood Archaeology. In essence it is an archaeological study based on a collection of material relation to childhood in ancient Attica, dating back to 480-300 B.C. That is, various types of toys, iconographic evidence of children on vases and graves steles, primary written sources on children's lives, and the view on children in the Greek Classical period.

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Aarhus Universitetsforlag

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8771242988

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9788771242980

A Childhood Psychology

Young Children in Changing Times

By: Dion Sommer

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A Childhood Psychology

Young Children in Changing Times

By: Dion Sommer

A Childhood Psychology is a truly unique contribution to the field of childhood psychology. By interrogating the key questions lying at the heart of this rapidly changing field, it provides fresh and bold insights that are accompanied by original analysis and an interdisciplinary approach. Packed with new developments and delivered with clarity, the book challenges our assumptions about childhood in modern society, scrutinizes contemporary trends in international research, and outlines controversial challenges to traditional paradigms. Sommer's valuable insights into developmental and childhood psychology will be of particular interest to students and researchers of psychology, anthropology, cultural studies and sociology.

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295

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0230361986

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9780230361980

Child Perspectives and Children’s Perspectives in Theory and Practice

By: Dion Sommer,Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson,Karsten Hundeide

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Child Perspectives and Children’s Perspectives in Theory and Practice

By: Dion Sommer,Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson,Karsten Hundeide

Recent decades have seen a growing emphasis, in a number of professional contexts, on acknowledging and acting on the views of children. This trend was given added weight by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified in 1990. Today, seeking the perspective of the child has become an essential process in all sorts of tasks, from framing new legislation to regulating professions. This book answers the fundamental question of what it is that constitutes a ‘child perspective’, and how this might differ from the perspectives of children themselves. The answers to such questions have important implications for building progressive and developmental adult-child relationships. However, theoretical and empirical treatments of child perspectives and children’s perspectives are very diverse and idiosyncratic, and the standard reference work has yet to be written. Thus, this work is an attempt to fill the gap in the literature by searching for and defining key formulations of potential child perspectives within parts of the so-called ‘new child paradigm’. This has been derived from childhood sociology, contextual-relational developmental psychology, interpretative humanistic psychology and developmental pedagogy. The highly experienced authors develop a comprehensive professional child perspective paradigm that integrates recent theory and empirical child research. With its clear presentation of underlying theories and suggested applications, this book illustrates a child-oriented understanding of specific relevance to both child-care and preschool educational practice.

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251

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9048133165

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9789048133161

Homeostatic and Retrograde Signaling Mechanisms Modulating Presynaptic Function and Plasticity

By: Michael A. Sutton,Dion Dickman

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Homeostatic and Retrograde Signaling Mechanisms Modulating Presynaptic Function and Plasticity

By: Michael A. Sutton,Dion Dickman

Activity within neural circuits shapes the synaptic properties of component neurons in a manner that maintains stable excitatory drive, a process referred to as homeostatic plasticity. These potent and adaptive mechanisms have been demonstrated to modulate activity at the level of an individual neuron, synapse, circuit, or entire network, and dysregulation at some or all of these levels may contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders, intellectual disability, and epilepsy. Greater mechanistic understanding of homeostatic plasticity will provide key insights into the etiology of these disorders, which may result from network instability and synaptic dysfunction. Over the past 15 years, the molecular mechanisms of this form of plasticity have been intensely studied in various model organisms, including invertebrates and vertebrates. Though once thought to have a predominantly postsynaptic basis, emerging evidence suggests that homeostatic mechanisms act on both sides of the synapse through mechanisms such as retrograde signaling, to orchestrate compensatory adaptations that maintain stable network function. These trans-synaptic signaling systems ultimately alter neurotransmitter release probability by a variety of mechanisms including changes in vesicle pool size and calcium influx. These adaptations are not expected to occur homogenously at all terminals of a pre-synaptic neuron, as they might synapse with neurons in non-overlapping circuits. However, the factors that govern the homeostatic control of synapse-specific plasticity are only beginning to be understood. In addition to our limited molecular understanding of pre-synaptic homeostatic plasticity, very little is known about its prevalence in vivo or its physiological and disease relevance. In this research topic, we aim to fill the aforementioned void by covering a broad range of topics that include: - Identification of signaling pathways and mechanisms that operate globally or locally to induce specific pre-synaptic adaptations - The nature of pre-synaptic ion channels relevant to this form of plasticity and their synapse-specific modulation and trafficking - Development and utilization of new tools or methods to study homeostatic plasticity in axons and pre-synaptic terminals - Novel mechanisms of homeostatic adaptations in pre-synaptic neurons - Postsynaptic sensors of activity and retrograde synaptic signaling systems - A comprehensive analysis of the kinds of pre-synaptic adaptations in diverse neural circuits and cell types - Identification of physiological or developmental conditions that promote pre-synaptic homeostatic adaptations - How activity-dependent (Hebbian) and homeostatic synaptic changes are integrated to both permit sufficient flexibility and maintain stable activity - Relevance of pre-synaptic homeostatic plasticity to the etiology of neuropsychiatric disorders - Computational modeling of pre-synaptic homeostatic plasticity and network stability.

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Frontiers Media SA

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2889197042

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Care, Socialization and Play in Ancient Attica

A Developmental Childhood Archaeological Approach

By: Dion Sommer,Maria Sommer

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A Developmental Childhood Archaeological Approach

By: Dion Sommer,Maria Sommer

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Aarhus Universitetsforlag

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8771840591

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9788771840599

Child Perspectives and Children’s Perspectives in Theory and Practice

By: Dion Sommer,Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson,Karsten Hundeide

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By: Dion Sommer,Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson,Karsten Hundeide

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Life Wide Open

Dave Dion : No Holds Barred

By: Dave Dion

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Life Wide Open

Dave Dion : No Holds Barred

By: Dave Dion

Dave Dion's brand new autobiography proves conclusively why he is considered the most popular Late Model driver in the Northeast. Working with long time announcer and journalist, Dave Moody, Dion talks passionately about his racing career and his family's personal struggle with alcoholism, the Vietnam War, and the pressures of decades on the road. Loaded with photography, it is the classic story of a rugged individualist who pieces together a moral code far more precious that the silver in his hundreds of trophies.

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Care, Socialization and Play in Ancient Attica

Care, Socialization and Play in Ancient Attica

A Childhood Psychology

A Childhood Psychology

Child Perspectives and Children’s Perspectives in Theory and Practice

Child Perspectives and Children’s Perspectives in Theory and Practice

Homeostatic and Retrograde Signaling Mechanisms Modulating Presynaptic Function and Plasticity

Homeostatic and Retrograde Signaling Mechanisms Modulating Presynaptic Function and Plasticity

Care, Socialization and Play in Ancient Attica

Care, Socialization and Play in Ancient Attica

Child Perspectives and Children’s Perspectives in Theory and Practice

Child Perspectives and Children’s Perspectives in Theory and Practice

Life Wide Open

Life Wide Open

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