The world of children (2nd ed )
Auteurs : COOK Greg, COOK Joan Littlefield
For the undergraduate child development course taught chronologically.
The World of Children is a chronological child development textbook by Joan Littlefield Cook and Greg Cook that helps students connect the science and the practice of child development in a way that can positively change lives. This exciting new text features an active learning system that exposes students to real people facing real world child development challenges, and encourages them to think critically about issues from multiple perspectives.
The World of Children demonstrates the practical applications of child development through interviews with a diverse group of real parents and a variety of professionals who rely upon child development information in their jobs. Each chapter also spotlights the ways programs, laws, regulations, and other governing aspects of society can affect children.
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BRIEF TOC:
Part One: Beginnings
Chapter 1: Exploring Child Development
Chapter 2: Heredity and the Environment
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development and Birth
Part Two: Infants and Toddlers: The First Years (Birth through 2 years)
Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers
Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infants and Toddlers
Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development in Infants and Toddlers
Part Three: Early Childhood: The Playful Years (3 through 6 Years)
Chapter 7: Physical Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 9: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
Part Four: Middle Childhood: The School Years (7 through 11 Years)
Chapter 10: Physical Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter 11: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
Part Five: Adolescence: The Transition toward Adulthood (12 Years and beyond)
Chapter 13: Physical Development in Adolescence
Chapter 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 15: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
DETAILED TOC
Part One: Beginnings
Chapter 1: Exploring Child Development
Defining the Field
What Develops?
Nature and Nurture
The Role of Neuroscience
Diversity and Multiculturalism
Positive Development and Resilience
General Themes in Modern Child Development
Theories of Child Development
What Is a Theory, and Why Are Theories Useful?
Psychoanalytic, Behavioral, and Social Learning Theories
Psychoanalytical Theories
Behavioral Theories
Social Learning Theory
Cognitive, Biological, and the Contextual and Systems Theories
Cognitive Theories
Biological Theories
Contextual and Systems Theories
Using the Scientific Method: Research in Child...
Date de parution : 08-2009
Ouvrage de 656 p.
21.6x27.6 cm