Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072413646 ISBN 13: 9780072413649

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College, 2001

This updated reference text provides a well balanced, chronological view of life span with a strong applied focus. There is expanded coverage of brain development including the Human Genome Project. There is also coverage of biological topics such as fertilization techniques.

About the Author:

Dr. John Dacey teaches courses in adolescent and adult development at Boston College and has a small practice as a psychotherapist. He is the author of 13 books on the subjects of anxiety, creativity and human development, including Your Anxious Child and The Safe Child Handbook. He has received public service awards from Newton, Peabody and Roxbury, MA.

John F. Travers is a Professor of Child Psychology at Boston College. He is the author of about 30 articles and the following books: The Growing Child, 2/e, Learning, 2/e, Human Development Across the Lifespan, 7/e, The First Six Years, Educational Psychology, 3/e, Growth and Development Through the Lifespan, 2/e, Children's Literature: A Developmental Perspective