Why student attitudes? The answers vary because this field gives the reader an excellent example of the conceptual, methodological and applied benefits, as well as issues surrounding the general concept of attitudes', or maybe because we're all students at certain points in our lives and therefore this issue pertains to us all. Whatever the reason, you, the reader, have picked this volume up and the subjects, findings and questions raised herein are going to be relevant to you and others around you. This book was planned with diversity in mind: diverse authors from all corners of the world presenting various fields of expertise; diverse target populations and students in elementary schools, college students or military personnel in training, as well as many other student bodies. The diversity of this book reflects the complexity and variety found in the field itself, as well as purposely designed to help the reader find their point of interest.