我在以前的版本中感謝過的許多人繼續為這本書貢獻著有益的想法。不過，我必須對詹姆斯·麥迪遜大學理查德德·韋斯特（Richard West）單獨致敬，他在這本書的改進過程中持續做出最有價值的貢獻。他是一位具有人文精神的學者，一個真正的朋友，他在智力和情感上的支持令我感激萬分。
還有一些學者為這一版本和早先的版本提供了有價值的反饋。他們包括: Wayne Bartz, Ameri River College; Christopher Bauer, Uy of Neshire; Ludy Benjamin, Texas A & M Uy; Angela M.Birkhead-Flight, Uy of ati; Virginia Blankenship, Uy of Northern Arizona; Edward C.g, Northerucky Uy; Michael Choba Virginia Wesleyan Uy; Jim , Uy of Arizona; Ellen Cole, Alaska Pacifiiversity; Ellen Ceia Southwestern State Uy; Anne ingham, Uy of California, Berkeley; Ian Deary, Uy of Edinburgh; Julie Deisinger, Saint Xavier Uy; David DiBattista, Broiversity; Wallace Dixon, Heidelberg College; Mark Fineman, Southern ecticut State Uy; Herbert Fxnk, SUNY—Brockport; Heinz Fischer, Long Beach City College; Ronald Gandelman, Rutgers Uy; Michael Gasser, Uy of Northern Iowa; Traci A.Giuliano, Southwestern Uy; William Graziano, Purdue Uy; Nancy J.Gussett, Baldwin-Wallace College; Gordon Hammerle, Adrian College; Randy Hansen, Oakland Uy; Gee Heise, Indiana Uy; Albert Heldt, Grand Rapids Junior College; Dori Hendersoropolitan State Uy; Gee Howard, Uy of Notre Dame; Barry Kendall; Bernie Koenig, Fanshawe College; Victor Koop, Goshen College; p.A.Lamal, Uy of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Louisell, Kalamazoo unity College; Margaret Matlia, SUNY-Geneseo; Douglas Mook, Uy of Virginia; Timothy Moore, York Uy; Edward Morris, Uy of Kansas; Joseph E.Morrow, California State Uy at Sacramento; Michael O'' Boyle, Iowa State Uy; Blaine Peden, Uy of Wissin, Eau Claire; John F.Pfister, Dartmouth College; Sam Rakover, Uy of Haifa; Richard Redding, Hahneman Uy;
Michael Ross, Uy of Waterloo; John Ruscio, Elizabethtown College; Walter Sa, Grand Valley State Uy; Allen Salo, Uy of Mai Presque Isle; Frank Schieber, Uy of South Dakota; Marjorie Semonick, Uy of Mia; David Share, Uy of Haifa; Jeffrey Sherman, Northwestern Uy; Linda Siegel, Uy of British bia; Norman Silverman, Uy of Illinois, Chicago; Frank Smoll, Uy of Washington; Paul Solomon, Williams College; Mike Stadler, Uy of Missouri; Maggie Toplak, York Uy; Larry Vandervert, Spokane Falls unity College; John Vokey, Uy of Lethbridge; Carol Wade, College of Marin; Marty Wall, Uy of Toronto; Barbara Wanchisen, Baldwin-Wallace College; Toni G.Wegner, Uy of Virginia; Edward Wisniewski, Northwestern Uy; Murray S_Work, California State Uy at Sacramento; and Edward Zuckerman, Guilford Press。書中許多靈感都來自於與奧克蘭大學的Ted Landau, Larry Lilliston和Dean Purcell關於教學方法學的討論。
感謝Robyn Macpherson在圖書資料和參考文獻方面的大力協助，使得第8版能夠按時付梓。Carol Kelley鼓舞了我寫作的士氣。感謝Andree Debmge最後時刻的幫助。我要感謝以下為這個版本提供了寶貴建議的評閱者：Steven Isonio, Golde College; dy Sifonis, Oakland Uy; Michael Tagler, Nebraska Wesleyan Uy; and Chris Ward, Stonehill College。Allyn & Ba出版社的編輯、Susan Hartman為本書傾注了指導、熱情和支持，她的編輯助理Thercse Felser也是如此。
最後，我還要感謝PaukJ.Stanovich，不僅僅是出於所有致謝辭中都會提到的情感支持。她對全人類，特別是那些不幸者的關注，激勵著所有認識她的人。我們都認同一個理念：所有的人都應該有機會充分發揮自己的潛力。這本書，足以證明我有這樣的機會。這種機會終將澤被包括殘障人士在內的所有人，而Paula的工作正在讓這一天能夠早日到來。