Understanding Child Development - Softcover

Meadows, Sara

 
9780415084369: Understanding Child Development

Synopsis

This highly readable text provides an exceptionally clear overview of the whole field of child development, from birth to adolescence. the 2-12 age range is strongly emphasised. All the main areas of child development are fully covered: * perception and understanding * cognitive skills * play and language * personality * social relationships The author draws upon the studies from a wide range of disciplines and shows how these contribute to our understanding of child development, clearly demonstrating how the information can be applied at home and school.

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Synopsis

'This is the most wide-ranging and up-to-date account that I have seen of our knowledge about child development' - Peter Bryant, Times Higher Education Supplement This highly readable text provides an exceptionally clear overview of the whole field of child development, from birth to adolescence. The 2-12 age range is strongly emphasised. All the main areas of child development are fully covered: perception and understanding cognitive skills play & language personality social relationships The author draws upon studies from a wide range of disciplines and shows how these contribute to our understanding of child development, clearly demonstrating how the information can be applied at home and school.

About the Author

Sara Meadows is Senior Lecturer in Education at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK

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