Children and Their Development - Hardcover

Kail, Robert V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0135189039 ISBN 13: 9780135189030

Publisher: Pearson, 1997

Synopsis

Children and their development are the topics of this volume. It focuses on research, cultural perspectives, real-life case studies, and the application of theory and research to improve children's lives.

About this title

From the Back Cover

MyDevelopmentLab with MyVirtualChild is a learning and assessment tool that allows instructors to assess student performance and adapt course content without investing a lot of additional time or resources. 

 

Students benefit from this easy-to-use site with or without their instructor’s involvement. Students can test themselves on key content, track their progress, and utilize individually tailored study plan activities, including an e-book, simulations, newsfeeds, videos, and application exercises.

 

MyDevelopmentLab also provides students the opportunity to raise a virtual child from birth to age 18 and monitor the effects of specific parenting decisions over time.

About the Author

Robert V. Kail is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. is from the University of Michigan. Kail is editor of Psychological Science. He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association, was named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology by Ohio Wesleyan University, and is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. His research focuses on cognitive development during childhood and adolescence. Away from the office, he enjoys photography and working out. His web site is: http://www2.psych.purdue.edu/~rk/home.html.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0135189039
• ISBN 13: 9780135189030
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 459