Child, Adolescent and Family Development

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Cambridge University Press, 30 aug. 2012 - 625 sidor
The third edition of Child, Adolescent and Family Development provides a comprehensive, readable study of human development from conception to adulthood. It explores the foundations of modern developmental thought, incorporating the latest in international research set within a cultural and historical context. Richly illustrated and enhanced by a range of practical teaching resources, this clear and engaging text is intended to reach students across a range of teaching, psychology, social science and health science disciplines. By employing a thematic approach within the chronologically ordered chapters, this text offers a systematic and intuitive structure for both learning and teaching. This new edition features a set of fully updated case studies that consider current trends and issues in developmental theory and practice, as well as end-of-chapter sections that address important stages in the family life cycle.
 

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The Study of Human Development
1
Seeing children in context
5
Concepts of development
33
Theoretical foundations of child development
55
Family lifecycles 13
87
Conception and Birth
91
Prenatal development
95
Birth and the newborn child
119
Physical development of preschoolers
299
Middle Childhood
369
Physical development in middle childhood
373
Adolescence
453
Adolescent physical development and health issues Family lifecycles 610
455
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
457
Cognitive development in infancy Chapter 10 Cognitive development of toddlers Chapter 13 Cognitive development of preschoolers Chapter 16 Cog...
483
Social and emotional development in infancy Chapter 11 Social and emotional development of toddlers Chapter 14 Social and emotional developme...
504

Family lifecycles 45
137
Infancy
141
Toddlerhood
211
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
213
Physical development in infancy Chapter 9 Physical development of toddlers
215
The Preschool Years
295
Towards a lifespan perspective Family lifecycle 19
525
Studying Human Development
531
Glossary
551
References
563
Index
612
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Om författaren (2012)

Dr Marilyn Campbell is a professor in the School of Learning and Professional Studies, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology. She currently lectures in the Masters of Education program preparing teachers for school counselling and in the Masters of Educational and Developmental Psychology program, preparing psychologists to work in a range of educational and developmental positions. Dr Campbell has worked as a teacher and psychologist in early childhood, primary and secondary schools. She has also been a teacher-librarian, school counsellor and supervisor of school counsellors. Her research interests are in behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents. Her recent work has included research into anxiety prevention and intervention, as well as the effects of bullying and especially cyberbullying in schools. She is the author of the Worrybusters series of books for anxious children.

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