Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Need for New Edition of Brain Research and Childhood Education -- 1 Un

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“A significant contribution to understanding the interaction among teachers, students, the environment, and the content of learning” (Herbert Kohl, educatio