Child Development : An Active Learning Approach

by Laura E. Levine

• ISBN13: 9781412968508
• ISBN10: 141296850X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-16
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

                                              Engage - Inspire - ActivateWithin each chapter of this innovative, topical text, the authors engage students by demonstrating the wide range of real-world applications of psychological research to child development. In particular, the distinctive Active Learning features incorporated throughout the book foster a dynamic and personal learning process for students. The authors cover the latest topics shaping the field of child development-including a focus on neuroscience, diversity, and culture-without losing the interest of undergraduate students. The pedagogical features in this text and the accompanying ancillaries package help students discover the excitement of studying child development, enhance their learning, and equip them with tools they can use long after the class ends.Early Praise for Child Development: An Active Learning Approach'œI really like the approach/perspective of this book. I like the idea of 'active learning to engage students in understanding development through the lens of scientific research.'' -Amanda R. Lipko, The College at Brockport, State University of New York

Table of Contents

Preface

Understanding Development: Why and how we Study Children and Adolescents

Issues in Child Development

Why we study the development of children and adolescents

How we study the development of children and adolescents

How we apply child development knowledge to support optimal development

Theories of Development

Basic principles and applications

Theories of child and adolescent development

How Do We Study Children and Adolescents?

The scientific method

Ethics in research with children and adolescents

Finding and assessing information about development

Beginnings

How Children Develop: Nature Through Nurture

The study of genetics and behavior

The interaction of genes and environment

The study of culture and behavior

Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn

Prenatal development

The birth experience

The newborn

Building Blocks of Development: How Children Grow

Physical Development: The Body and the Brain

Brain development

Motor development

Sensation and perception

Body growth and changes

Nutrition

Cognitive Development

What is cognitive development?

Theories of cognitive development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Intelligence

Academic achievement

Language Development

Aspects of language

Theories of language development

Language and the brain

Stages of language development

Bilingualism and bilingual education

Language disorders

Emotional Development and Attachment

Emotions: Universality and difference

Attachment

Development of emotions

Emotions and emotional problems of childhood and adolescence

Self, Identity and Moral Development

Development of self-concept

Self-esteem

Development of gender identity

Development of self-control

Moral development

Social Development: Parents, Peers and Beyond

Social cognition

Interactions with parents

Interaction with peers

Beyond parents and peers

Contexts for Development

Play, Extracurricular Activities, and Media Use

The daily lives of children and adolescents

The role of play

Extracurricular activities

Media use

Families

What constitutes a family?

How do families function?

Interventions for a better family life

Health, Well-Being and Resilience

Stress and coping

Illnesses and other health threats

The impact of poverty

Child abuse and neglect

Racial stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination

Mental health and mental disorders

Resilience

Glossary

References

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