How Children Develop - Hardcover

Siegler, Robert S.; Saffran, Jenny; Eisenberg, Nancy; DeLoache, Judy S.; Gershoff, Elizabeth; Leaper, Campbell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1319014232 ISBN 13: 9781319014230

Publisher: Worth Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

How Children Develop has established itself as the topically organized textbook teachers and researchers trust for the most up-to-date perspectives on child development. The authors, each a well-known scientist and educator―have earned that trust by introducing core concepts and impactful discoveries with an unparalleled integration of theory, cultural research, and applications, all in a style that is authoritative yet immediately understandable and relevant to students.  

The new edition has been rigorously updated and welcomes co-author Elizabeth Gershoff (The University of Texas at Austin), who brings a breadth of research and teaching experience to the discussions of social and emotional development. It is also more interactive than ever before, with richer integration between the book and its interactive study features in LaunchPad.

New media option―Achieve Read & Practice, combining a complete eBook with LearningCurve adaptive quizzing. For more, see New to this Edition.

 

Easy LMS integration into any learning system. LaunchPad also works independently outside of LMS system

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Siegler is the Teresa Heinz Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is author of the cognitive development textbook Children's Thinking and has written or edited several additional books on child development. Elizabeth Gershoff is Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.Jenny R. Saffran is the College of Letters & Science Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an investigator at the Waisman Center. Her research is focused on learning in infancy and early childhood, with a particular focus on language. Nancy Eisenberg is Regents' Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. Her research interests include social, emotional, and moral development, as well as socialization influences, especially in the areas of self-regulation and adjustment. Judy DeLoache is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. She has published extensively on aspects of cognitive development in infants and young children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Worth Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1319014232
• ISBN 13: 9781319014230
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 742