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On the Origins of the Handbook

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The editors hope sharing the process of and motivation for editing an interdisciplinary handbook is likely to contribute to a better understanding of its contents. Therefore, this short chapter traces the origins of the book idea, explains our motivation, describes the selection process of contributors, informs about the review process, and introduces the notion of significant science.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Vienna, Waehringer Strasse 29/6.41, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Renate Motschnig-Pitrik

  2. Neurologisches Rehabilitationszentrum Quellenhof, Kuranlagenallee 2, 75323, Bad Wildbad, Germany

    Michael Lux

  3. Missouri State University, 901 S. National Avenue, Missouri, 65897, USA

    Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White

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  1. Renate Motschnig-Pitrik
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Correspondence to Renate Motschnig-Pitrik .

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  1. Missouri State University, 901 S. National Avenue, Springfield, 65897, Missouri, USA

    Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White

  2. , Computer Science Didactics and Learning, University of Vienna, Waehringer Strasse 29/6.41, Vienna, 1010, Austria

    Renate Motschnig-Pitrik

  3. Rehabilitationszentrum Quellenhof, Neurologisches, Kuranlagenallee 2, Bad Wildbad, 75323, Germany

    Michael Lux

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Motschnig-Pitrik, R., Lux, M., Cornelius-White, J.H.D. (2013). On the Origins of the Handbook. In: Cornelius-White, J., Motschnig-Pitrik, R., Lux, M. (eds) Interdisciplinary Handbook of the Person-Centered Approach. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7141-7_1

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