‘How Children Develop’ is a topically-oriented, non-encyclopaedic text that will captivate students with the latest, most-essential research findings without overwhelming them with excessive detail. The eagerly awaited second edition offers a new chapter on Gender as well as refreshing new work on Conceptual Development, all augmented by updated, significant research on all other topics throughout. The dynamically enhanced media and supplements package adds the perfect compliment to this stimulating and well-received text.
Supplements
Instructor's Media Toolkit DVD (0-7167-7607-3); Video (0-7167-7609-X); CD (0-7167-6723-6); Student Media Toolkit (0-7167-7608-1); Overhead Transparencies (0-7167-6719-8); Printed Test Bank (0-7167-6725-2); CD Test Bank (0-7167-6724-4); Instructor's Resource Manual (0-7167-6722-8)
Content:
An Introduction to Child Development: Historical Foundations, Themes and Research Methods
Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn Period
Biology and Behaviour: Genetics, Brain Development, and Physical Development
Theories of Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core-Knowledge, Information Processing, and Sociocultural
Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy
Development of Language and Symbol Use
Conceptual Development
Intelligence and Academic Achievement
Theories of Social Development: Psychoanalytic, Learning, Social Cognition, and Ecological
Emotional Development
Attachment to Others and Development of Self
The Family
Peer Relationships
Moral Development
Gender Development
Conclusions: Integrating Current Understanding around the Seven Major Themes
Supplements
Instructor's Media Toolkit DVD (0-7167-7607-3); Video (0-7167-7609-X); CD (0-7167-6723-6); Student Media Toolkit (0-7167-7608-1); Overhead Transparencies (0-7167-6719-8); Printed Test Bank (0-7167-6725-2); CD Test Bank (0-7167-6724-4); Instructor's Resource Manual (0-7167-6722-8)
Content:
An Introduction to Child Development: Historical Foundations, Themes and Research Methods
Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn Period
Biology and Behaviour: Genetics, Brain Development, and Physical Development
Theories of Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core-Knowledge, Information Processing, and Sociocultural
Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy
Development of Language and Symbol Use
Conceptual Development
Intelligence and Academic Achievement
Theories of Social Development: Psychoanalytic, Learning, Social Cognition, and Ecological
Emotional Development
Attachment to Others and Development of Self
The Family
Peer Relationships
Moral Development
Gender Development
Conclusions: Integrating Current Understanding around the Seven Major Themes