Understanding Children's Development (Basic Psychology) - Softcover

Smith, Peter K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631157239 ISBN 13: 9780631157236

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1988

Synopsis

This Third Edition provides a lucid and authoritative discussion and introduction to child development. Revised and updated to account for developments in the field, it includes new discussions of the major issues as well as expanded coverage of the practical applications of this research.

The authors begin by introducing the reader to the ways in which psychologists study developmental processes and survey the relevance of evolutionary theory of child development before going on to consider all of the major aspects of development including social, moral and cognitive development. Throughout the book, each chapter provides a lively and lucid discussion of the material through the inclusion of particularly important and revealing case studies mad through ideas for discussion and practical exercises.

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Book Description

This leading child development text has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and its rigorous research-based approach. It begins by introducing the ways in which psychologists study developmental processes before going on to consider all major aspects of development from conception through to adolescence. For the fourth edition, the entire text has been updated to take account of recent developments in the field. Major revisions include: a new chapter on prenatal development and birth coverage of a range of theoretical perspectives - from evolutionary developmental psychology to cultural-ecological and social-constructionist viewpoints extensive new material on developments in attachment theory extended discussion of implications of the social contexts of learning for cognition and education Each chapter provides lucid discussion of the material, enlivened by the inclusion of revealing case studies, and ideas for classroom discussion. Throughout the text the practical and applied implications of developmental research are emphasized and discussed. Useful online support material, including multiple choice questions, to accompany this text is available at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ucd.

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This leading child development text has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and its rigorous research-based approach. It begins by introducing the ways in which psychologists study developmental processes before going on to consider all major aspects of development, including biological, social, moral and cognitive components.

For the fourth edition, the entire text has been updated to take account of recent developments in the field. Major revisions include:

coverage of a range of theoretical perspectives – from evolutionary developmental psychology to cultural-ecological and social-constructionist viewpoints

a new chapter on prenatal development and birth

extensive new material on developments in attachment theory

extended discussion of implications of the social contexts of learning for cognition and education

recent perspectives on disadvantage. Each chapter provides lucid discussion of the material, enlivened by the inclusion of revealing case studies, and ideas for classroom discussion. Throughout the text the practical and applied implications of developmental research are emphasized and discussed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631157239
• ISBN 13: 9780631157236
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 417