Applied Child Study: A Developmental Approach

by Pellegrini; Anthony D.

• ISBN13: 9780805827569
• ISBN10: 0805827560
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

Child study is a very complex field. Human beings, and children, specifically, are very complex beings. Consequently, simple answers and solutions to problems are very often just that: too simple. This text presents principles and methods for studying children in the varied contexts in which they live and function. These theories and methods can be used as a kind of "tool kit" for application in a variety of situations by the people who work with children such as researchers, parents, educators, pediatricians, nurses, social workers, and child psychologists, to name but a few. In short, the book is written for people interested in how to examine and describe children as well as those interested in creating educational environments for children.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
1 Applied Child Study: An Introduction	1	(9)
2 What is Developmental?	10	(11)
3 Behavior in Context	21	(14)
4 Tests and Performance-Based Assessment	35	(20)
5 Experimental Methods	55	(18)
6 Observational Methods	73	(17)
7 Naturalistic Inquiry: Ethological and Interpretive Methods	90	(14)
8 Childern's Learning, Thinking, and Remembering	104	(42)
9 Language Development	146	(28)
10 Children's Social Competence	174	(17)
11 Children's Play	191	(19)
Bibliography	210	(25)
Author Index	235	(6)
Subject Index	241