Children and Their Development , First Canadian Edition with MyDevelopmentLab

Kail, Robert V.; Barnfield, Anne

ISBN 10: 0132129221 ISBN 13: 9780132129220

Publisher: Pearson Education Canada, 2009

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Research Made Relevant

Designed to demonstrate how research translates into practice, this TOPICALLY organized text is written by a well-known and highly- respected researcher in the field, and is now adapted for use in Canadian courses by Ann Barnfield, whose own area of research is the development of spatial memory. Canadian research has been added throughout, with Canadian cultural references, statistics and social policies included. As...

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The accessible writing style, modular format, concise presentation and effective pedagogy are the hallmarks of this highly regarded text. Written by authors who are themselves well-known researchers the field, it was designed to demonstrate how research translates into practice, and how the findings from research can improve children’s and families’ lives.

Topically organized, with extensive coverage of Canadian research and prolific use of examples and...

About the Author

Robert V. Kail is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. is from the University of Michigan. Kail is editor of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and of Advances in Child Development and Behavior. He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association, was named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology...

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