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The development of children

Michael Cole, Sheila R. Cole, Cynthia Lightfoot

Worth Publishers, c2005

5th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

A chronological approach to the study of child development that encompasses both scientific research and years of practical experience by the authors. It explores the synthesis of biological, social and emotional factors from which the child emerges, encouraging students to better understand their own lives, as well as the process of development.

Table of Contents

The Study of Human Development The Human Heritage: Genes and Environment Prenatal Development and Birth Infant Capacities and the Process of Change The Achievements of the First Year The End of Infancy Early Experience and Later Life Language Acquisition Early Childhood Thought: Islands of Competence Social Development in Early Childhood The Contexts of Early Childhood Development The Cognitive and Biological Attachments of Middle Childhood Schooling and Development in Middle Childhood Social Development in Middle Childhood Biological and Social Foundations of Adolescence The Cognitive and Psychological Achievements of Adolescence

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  • NCID
    BA68546983
  • ISBN
    • 0716755556
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxvi, 667, [86] p.
  • Size
    29 cm
  • Subject Headings
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