A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development - Hardcover

Santrock, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0073382647 ISBN 13: 9780073382647

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2007

Synopsis

John Santrock’s A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development text continues with the themes of research, applications, and contexts that he is famous for. Students and instructors alike love it for its pedagogy and accessible writing. Building on these strengths, the fourth edition features more current research, more applications including new Careers in Life-Span Development profiles, and a new Visual Assets Database for Instructors.

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About the Author

John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches educational psychology every year at the undergraduate level. In 2006, John received the University of Texas at Dallas Excellence in teaching award. His research has included publications in the Journal of Educational Psychology that focus on the contextual aspects of affectively-toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He has been a member of the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Child Development, 12th Ed; Life-Span Development, 12th Edition; Adolescence, 12th Edition; Psychology, 7th Edition; and Educational Psychology, 4th Edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0073382647
• ISBN 13: 9780073382647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 856