The Developing Child - Hardcover

Helen Bee

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ISBN 10: 0673999904 ISBN 13: 9780673999900

Publisher: Scott Foresman & Co, 1996

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This edition has been revised to include increased coverage of the role of culture in development and expanded coverage of biological explanations and theories of development. There is also increased emphasis on emotional development.

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From the Back Cover:

Helen Bee is a prominent author and researcher, whose successful books on child and lifespan development, and whose lifelong devotion to these fields, have earned her a national reputation.

The Developing Child, Ninth Edition, is a best-selling topical child development book known for it's personal, conversational writing style; balanced coverage of both theory and application; and a strong emphasis on culture.

For anyone interested in education, family studies, or child care.

About the Author:

Denise Boyd received her Ed.D. in educational psychology from the University of Houston and has been a psychology instructor in the Houston Community College System since 1988. From 1995 until 1998, she chaired the psychology, sociology, and anthropology department at Houston Community College--Central. She has coauthored four other Allyn and Bacon texts: with Helen Bee, Lifespan Development (Fourth Edition), The Developing Child (Twelfth Edition), and The Growing Child (First Edition); and with Genevieve Stevens, Current Readings in Lifespan Development. A licensed psychologist, she has presented a number of papers at professional meetings, reporting research in child, adolescent, and adult development. She has also presented workshops for teachers whose students range from preschool to college.

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