Child Development: An Introduction - Softcover

Santrock, John W.; Etc.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0697145123 ISBN 13: 9780697145123

Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S., 1994

Synopsis

Now in its sixth edition, this text on child development contains increased and updated coverage of: culture, ethnicity and gender; families and parenting; and health and well-being. The research base has been updated and a strong socio-cultural emphasis is used throughout.

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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 developmental psychology and educational psychology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and introductory psychology at the undergraduate level. Dr. Santrock's research on father custody is widely cited and used in expert witness testimony to promote flexibility and alternative considerations in custody disputes. His research has included publication 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 recently was a member of the editorial board of Developmental Psychology and his publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: CHILD DEVELOPMENT, Eighth Edition; LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT, Seventh Edition; CHILDREN, Sixth Edition; PSYCHOLOGY, Sixth Edition; and EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0697145123
• ISBN 13: 9780697145123
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 720