Review of Computer-Assisted and Web-Based Innovations in Psychology, Special Education, and Health edited by James K. Luiselli & Aaron J. Fischer

The acceleration of progress in computer technologies and their prevalence have increased the importance of investigation of their application in some of the most important aspects of people’s lives. Educational and healthcare professionals use different technical terms than technology innovators, and there is a gap between researchers and practitioners in these disciplines in the use technology as many technologies remain in the laboratories while they can facilitate practitioners’ assessment or interventions, particularly because not all the experimental results are applicable in real contexts. As solution by providing a source that professionals of different disciplines can use, the book adopts a multidisciplinary perspective and serves as a mediator between the experts who are involved in the related disciplines. The book is an exploration of technologies involved in three areas that are clearly indicated in the book’s topic, including psychology, special education,and health. The content consists of a combination of literature reviews, conceptual and background descriptions, practice considerations, and further research directions for each subject. The emphasis of the book is on the application of technologies in real-life settings, educational and clinical practices. Consequently, it starts with a comprehensive literature review on the utilization of technological innovations in the academic researches and laboratory settings and continues with suggestions for employing those methods and technologies into practice. Therefore, as it is mentioned in the preface of the book, it is clear that it intended for a broad spectrum of audiences, including scholars, practitioners, students,and trainees in various fields of psychology, psychiatry, counseling, health, education and related disciplines. However, the book has a great potential for those who work on the design and development of technologies Specifically, it is a comprehensive introduction for scholars of computer science and interdisciplinary fields such as interactive technologies, human-centered computing and virtual reality who are interested in the design and examination of new applied technologies in health, psychology, and education.

کلیدواژه ها:

computer-assisted technology ، special education ، psychology ، telehealth ، computerized interventions