Long considered THE standard text in child development, the Third Canadian Edition of this best-selling topical approach to child development continues its tradition of being the most current and comprehensive text available.
Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher in the field of child development, has revised her Child Development text, adding new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, expanded coverage of culture, and an enhanced focus on education, health, and social issues, including many social policy topics addressed throughout the text.
Laura Berk is continually abreast of changes in the field. For this new edition, Prof. Berk consulted with Canadian contributor William Roberts, of Thompson Rivers University, to offer a comprehensive and integrated North American edition.
Interwoven throughout you will find important Canadian and international research, comparative global statistics, and explorations into social policy initiatives on important current issues.
*Also available with this edition on request (at no extra charge), MyDevelopmentLab with The Virtual Child. Go to www.mydevelopmentlab.com for a tour.
Laura E. Berk is a distinguished professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught child and human development to both undergraduate and graduate students for more than three decades. She has been a visiting scholar at Cornell University, UCLA, Stanford University, and the University of South Australia.
Berk has published widely on the effects of school environments on children’s development, the development of private speech, and most recently, the role of make-believe play in development, and her research has appeared in many prominent journals.
She is a frequent contributor to edited volumes on early childhood development, and she is active in work for children’s causes. In addition to service in her home community, she is a member of the national board of directors of Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization that provides early literacy intervention to thousands of low-income preschoolers across the United States, using college and university students as interveners.
William Roberts received his bachelor’s degree from Reed College (in philosophy) and his master’s and doctoral degrees from Simon Fraser University (in physiological psychology and child development, respectively). He taught at Mt. St. Vincent University in Halifax and York University in Toronto before joining the faculty at Thompson Rivers University. He has served on the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science for the past eight years, and has also reviewed for journals in the United States, Europe, and Australia. He has authored public domain software for recording and analyzing children’s behaviour in natural settings–software that has been used by psychologists, educators, and biologists. Among his articles are "Parents’ Responses to the Emotional Distress of Their Children," "Empathy, Emotional Expressiveness, and Prosocial Behavior" (both with Janet Strayer), and "Observations of Aggressive and Nonaggressive Children on the School Playground"(with Debra Pepler and Wendy Craig). More information is available at www.tru.ca/faculty/wlroberts.
