Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications (International Student Edition) - Softcover

Crain, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138091553 ISBN 13: 9781138091559

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

The result of extensive scholarship and consultation with leading scholars, this text introduces students to twenty-four theorists and compares and contrasts their theories on how we develop as individuals. Emphasizing the theories that build upon the developmental tradition established by Rousseau, this text also covers theories in the environmental/learning tradition.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

From Locke and Rousseau to Piaget and Bandura, scholars have advanced our understanding of psychological development. In this lively and readable book, Crain introduces the concepts of a number of outstanding theorists, giving special attention to the practical applications of their thought.

This Fifth Edition features new discussions of:

• Piaget and his critics
• Freud's mechanisms of defense
• Werner and today's push for early literacy instruction
• Schachtel's views on why adults forget early childhood experiences
• The standards movement that dominates contemporary education

About the Author:

William Crain, Professor, the Department of Psychology, City College of New York

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138091553
• ISBN 13: 9781138091559
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 448