Paving Pathways: Child and Adolescent Development (with InfoTrac®) - Softcover

Hughes, Laurel

 
9780534348090: Paving Pathways: Child and Adolescent Development (with InfoTrac®)

Synopsis

This is a student-centered, applied text, providing a chronologically organized introduction to the main age stages, research, and theories of child/adolescent development. Ideal for courses which train future childcare workers, teachers, social workers and counselors, applied health professionals, and especially future parents. The pedagogical plan is simplified to reduce distracting "clutter," containing photos and illustrations limited to only those that directly support key concepts. The student-centered tone is further amplified when considering the vast array of teaching and learning supplements that support it and the low price with which it is offered, typically $15 - $20 less than any other text on the market.

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Review

Part I: Beginning Points. 1. Beginning Points of Theory. 2. Studying Child Development. 3. Biological Beginning Points. 4. Entering the World. Part II: Infancy and Toddlerhood. 5. Infant and Toddler Physical Development. 6. Infant and Toddler Cognitive Development. 7. Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Development. Part III: Early Childhood. 8. Early Childhood Physical Development. 9. Early Childhood Cognitive Development. 10. Early Childhood Social and Emotional Development. Part IV: Middle Childhood. 11. Middle Childhood Physical Development. 12. Middle Childhood Cognitive Development. 13. Middle Childhood Social and Emotional Development. Part V: Adolescence. 14. Adolescent Physical Development. 15. Adolescent Cognitive Development. 16. Adolescent Social and Emotional Development.

Synopsis

This introductory text, for future parents, educators, child-care workers, and health service providers, gives background on developmental theory and research yet emphasizes applications. The conversational writing style encourages readers to relate information to their own experience. Chapters on different stages in development cover physical, cog

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