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Child Development : An Active Learning Approach / Laura E. Levine, Central Connecticut State University, Joyce Munsch, California State University, Northridge.
In the Third Edition of the topically organized Child Development: An Active Learning Approach, authors Laura E. Levine and Joyce A. Munsch invite students to take an active journey toward understanding the latest findings from the field of child development. Using robust pedagogical tools built into the chapter narratives, students are challenged to confront myths and misconceptions, participate in real-world activities with children and independently, and utilize video resources and research tools to pursue knowledge and develop critical thinking skills on their own. This new edition covers the latest findings on developmental neuroscience, positive youth development, the role of fathers, and more, with topics of diversity and culture integrated throughout. More than a textbook, this one-of-a-kind resource will continue to serve students as they go on to graduate studies, to work with children and adolescents professionally, and to care for children of their own.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781506330693 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781506377858
- Physical Description: xlii, 622 pages : color illustations; 27 cm
- Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2018]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Issues and Themes in Child Development -- Theories of Development -- How We Study Development -- How Children Develop: Nature Through Nurture -- Prenatal Development, the Newborn, and the Transition to Parenthood -- Physical Development: The Brain and the Body -- Theories of Cognitive Development -- Intelligence and Academic Achievement -- Language Development -- Emotional Development and Attachment -- Identity: The Self, Gender, and Moral Development -- Social Development: Social Cognition and Peer Relationships -- Families -- Activities, Media, and the Natural World -- Health, Well-Being, and Resilience. |
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| Subject: | Developmental psychology. Child psychology. Child development. > Active Learning activities. განვითარების ფსიქოლოგია. ბავშვთა ფსიქოლოგია. ბავშვის განვითარება. > აქტიური სასწავლო აქტივობები. |
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Summary:
In the Third Edition of the topically organized Child Development: An Active Learning Approach, authors Laura E. Levine and Joyce A. Munsch invite students to take an active journey toward understanding the latest findings from the field of child development. Using robust pedagogical tools built into the chapter narratives, students are challenged to confront myths and misconceptions, participate in real-world activities with children and independently, and utilize video resources and research tools to pursue knowledge and develop critical thinking skills on their own. This new edition covers the latest findings on developmental neuroscience, positive youth development, the role of fathers, and more, with topics of diversity and culture integrated throughout. More than a textbook, this one-of-a-kind resource will continue to serve students as they go on to graduate studies, to work with children and adolescents professionally, and to care for children of their own.
