How can teachers identify and deal with barriers to learning in an insightful and systemic way‎?‎ What sort of educational‎,‎ contextual‎,‎ social and developmental barriers face students in a developing society‎?‎ Educational Psychology in social context‎:‎ Ecosystemic applications in southern Africa is a tried‎-and‎-tested textbook which applies educational psychology ‎- and‎,‎ specifically‎,‎ a unifying ecosystemic framework ‎- to aid teachers and other educators to enhance the learning experience of students in a developing society‎.‎ The book is relevant to both undergraduate and postgraduate study in either pre‎-service or in‎-service teacher education‎.‎ It can be used for courses in educational psychology in programmes such as B‎.‎Ed‎.‎‎,‎ Bed ‎(‎Hons‎)‎ and PGCE and as a handbook for teachers in the fields‎.‎ The 5th edition continues to build on the tradition of excellence that this book has established in the market‎.‎ New to this edition‎,‎ includes sections on bibliotherapy‎,‎ positive psychology and a considerable extension of the current section on emotional difficulties‎.‎Practic‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎