Child Development: An Active Learning Approach - Softcover

Laura E. Levine; Joyce Munsch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452216797 ISBN 13: 9781452216799

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2013

Synopsis

With its hallmark active learning approach, the second edition of this topically-organized text is the most interactive introduction to child development today. Dynamic learning activities in each chapter invite students to forge a personal connection to the latest topics shaping the field, including neuroscience, diversity, culture, play, and media. Using innovative pedagogy, Child Development: An Active Learning Approach reveals a wide-range of real-world applications for research and theory, creating an engaging learning experience that equips students with tools they can use long after the class ends.

About this title

About the Author:

Laura E. Levine received her Ph.D. in developmental and clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. After working as a clinical psychologist for 10 years, she moved to Connecticut and was a stay-at-home mother of her two children. She returned to academia in 1994 and has been teaching child psychology and life span development for 20 years at Central Connecticut State University, where she is a professor in the Department of Psychological Science. Her research on the social development of young children and on the relation of media use to attention difficulties has appeared in Developmental Psychology, the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Infant and Child Development, Computers and Education, and CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Her research on the scholarship of teaching and learning can be found in New Directions for Teaching and Learning, College Teaching, and the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Review:

"Levine and Munsch have made an excellent contribution to the texts available to those of us who teach child and adolescent development – both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  I was excited to use the text when I reviewed it for potential adoption, and after this second review, I am even more excited.  I do not see any key weaknesses but do see the many strengths..."
                    ―Charles Dickel, Creighton University
Author: Charles Dickel Published On: 2013-06-28

"The book is great! I would recommend it to anyone teaching a course in Child and Adolescent Development."
―Dan Nyaronga, SUNY Empire State College-Saratoga
Author: Dan Nyaronga Published On: 2013-06-28

"I really like this book. I love all of the resources, the book itself is clear and provides a lot of information, and I will definitely adopt it again."
                        ―Kelly Cotter, California State University-Sacramento
Author: Kelly Cotter Published On: 2013-06-28

"The strengths of this text are the topics presented..., the reading level of the text, the resources in the chapters, pictures, charts, Active Learning, Research, etc. I would adopt the [second] edition of the text for all of the above."
                    ―Sharon Carter, Davidson County Community College-Lexington
Author: Sharon Carter Published On: 2013-06-28

"This is an extremely well written text.  The authors can be commended for the depth and scope of the content . . . easily accessible to students."
                        ―Dawn Witt, California State University-Channel Islands
Author: Dawn Witt Published On: 2013-06-28

"My overall assessment of this text book is that it is well done...it engages the students in the material but [is] also very cost effective. I especially enjoyed how thorough the book was but that it was not too research focused or boring to the reader. In addition, having access to the Extended Journey in Research and SAGE [journal] articles is a major strength."
            ―Nicole Surething, Christopher Newport University
Author: Nicole Surething Published On: 2013-06-28

"In their preface, authors Laura Levine and Joyce Munsch emphasize the need for a child development book that enables students to create meaningful learning experiences.  This text has succeeded in achieving their goal."

"The many strengths of this text attest to the success of Levine and Munsch in creating a comprehensive and well-written overview of child development." 
                    ―Dalia Gefen, Iona College Author: Dalia Gefen Source: Psychology Learning and Teaching

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1452216797
• ISBN 13: 9781452216799
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 728