Blindness and Children: An Individual Differences Approach - Hardcover

Warren, David H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521451094 ISBN 13: 9780521451093

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

In this book, Dr. Warren summarizes and interprets the research literature on infants and children with visual impairments. He concludes that many aspects of delayed development are not the result of visual impairment itself, but rather of environmental variables that tend to accompany visual impairment. Thus, many of the typical developmental prdelays may be ameliorated or avoided by the appropriate structuring of the child's experiences. The author makes the argument that the goal of research in this area should be to understand the causes of variation within the population of visually impaired children, rather than making direct, developmental comparison with sighted children. Thus, the existing research literature is searched for evidence of variables that may account for individual differences, including particularly variables related to the child's multiple environments.

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Book Description

This study concludes that many aspects of delayed development are not the result of visual impairment itself, but rather of environmental variables that tend to accompany it, after summarizing and interpreting the research literature on infants and children with visual impairments.

From the Back Cover

This is a summary and interpretation of the research literature on infants and children with visual impairments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521451094
• ISBN 13: 9780521451093
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 396