Child development from infancy to adolescence : an active learning approach /: an active learning approach. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Laura E. Levine, Central Connecticut State University, Joyce Munsch, California State University, Northridge.
• Authors: Levine, Laura E; Munsch, Joyce
• Contents: Chapter 1: Issues and Themes in Child Development; Why Study Childhood?; Understanding How Development Happens; Contexts of Development; Being a Smart Consumer of Information about Development; Chapter 2: Theory and Research in Development; Why Theories of Development are Important; Theories of Child and Adolescent Development; Learning Theories; Theories of Cognitive Development; Evolutionary Theory: Ethology; Ecological Theory; Dynamic Systems Theory; The Impact of Biology and Culture on Child Development Theory and Research; Comparison of Developmental Theories; Research Methods; How Research Is Designed; Interpreting and Using the Results of a Study; Ethics in Research with Children and Adolescents; Journey of Research: The Case of Henrietta Lacks; Chapter 3: Nature Through Nurture: Genes and Environment; The Study of Genes and Behavior<br /> Journey of Research: The History of Research on Genetics; Molecular Genetics: Chromosomes, Genes, and DNA; Genetic Disorders; Behavioral Genetics; The Interaction of Genes and Environment; Chapter 4: Prenatal Development; The Three Stages of Prenatal Development; Health and Risks in Pregnancy; The Birth Experience; The Newborn; The Transition to Parenthood; Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy and Childhood; Brain Development; Sensation and Perception; Infant Body Growth and Motor Development; Health and Nutrition; Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development; Theory of Core Knowledge; Journey of Research: Is Object Permanence Learned or Innate?; Learning; Cognitive Processes; Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities; Language Development; Threats to and Support for Cognitive and Language Development; Chapter 7: Social and Emotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Emotions and Temperament: Universality and Difference; The Self in Infants and Toddlers; Attachment; Active Learning: Experiencing a Sense of Secure Attachment; Journey of Research: The History of the Study of Attachment; Contexts of Development; Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood; Body Growth and Changes; Body Awareness, Body Image, and Sexuality; Active Learning: Developing Body Awareness; Brain Development; Health and Nutrition; Illness and Threats to Health; Child Maltreatment; Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood; Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development: The Preoperational Stage (2–7 Years); Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development; Cognitive Processes; Play and Cognitive Development; Language Development in Early Childhood; Preacademic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic; Risk Factors and Supports for Cognitive and Language Development in Early Childhood; Chapter 10: Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood; Emotional Development; Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, and Self-Control; Development of Gender Identity; Moral Development; Family Relationships; Peer Relationships and the Role of Play; Risks, Resources, and Resilience; 11. Physical Development in Middle Childhood; Body Growth and Changes; Brain Development; Health and Well-Being; Physical Activity; Children and the Natural World; 12. Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood; Piaget’s stage of concrete operations (7–12 years); Cognitive Processes; Language Development; Intelligence; Cognitive Deficits and Intellectual Gifts; Academic Achievement; 13. Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood; The Self and Identity in School-Age Children; Active Learning: Self-Concept and Self-Esteem; Emotional Development and Emotional Problems; Family Relationships; Children’s Living Arrangements; Peer Relationships; Stress, Coping, and Resilience; Journey of Research: Resiliency: Trait or Process?; Active Learning: Resilience; 14. Physical Development in Adolescence; Brain Development; Body Growth and Changes; Health and Nutrition; Stress and Coping; 15. Cognitive Development in Adolescence; Piaget's Stage of Formal Operations (12 years and Older); Active Learning: Formal Operations; Cognitive Processes; The Language of Teenagers; Active Learning: Textisms; Adolescent Cognitive Development in Context; Risk and Success in Secondary Education; 16. Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence; The Self in Adolescence; Emotions; Family Relationships; Peer Relationships; Beyond Parents and Peers: Important Nonparental Adults; Active Learning: Relationships with Nonparental Adults; The Daily Lives of Adolescents; Emerging Adulthood;
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (744 pages)
• Subjects: 155.4; Child psychology; Child development
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506398945; 1506398944
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.