Child Development from Infancy to Adolescence: An Active Learning Approach

Levine, Laura E.; Munsch, Joyce

ISBN 10: 1506398928 ISBN 13: 9781506398921

Publisher: Sage Pubns, 2019

Synopsis

Chronologically organized, Child Development From Infancy to Adolescence, Second Edition presents topics within the field of child development through unique and highly engaging Active Learning opportunities. The Active Learning features integrated within the print text and digital program foster a dynamic and personal learning process for students. Within each chapter, authors Laura E. Levine and Joyce Munsch introduce students to a wide range of real-world applications of psychological research to child development. The in-text pedagogical features and the accompanying digital components help students discover the excitement of studying child development and equip them with skills they can use long after completing the course.

 

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Review

"This text is both instructor and student friendly and offers an up-to-date overview of child development, which includes real-life applications."

--Glenna Gustafson

"This textbook is very detailed and organized to introduce students to the basic concepts in child development with current day applications. The illustrations are very relatable and appealing for students."

--Martha Ravola

"The writing style is easy to read and there are many opportunities to break down lectures into class discussions of materials by the authors' use of active learning sections, tables, and learning questions."

--Andrea Rashtian

"This text is a thorough, relevant resource that is likely to engage students with its Active Learning examples. It has a good balance of child development information, research, and theories related to development."

--Kathy O'Neil

"The textbook is conceptually strong and well written."

--Davido Dupree

"A text that makes child development fun and engaging."

--Helen Green

About the Author

Laura E. Levine received her PhD in developmental and clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. After working with children and families at the Children's Psychiatric Hospital and in private practice in Ann Arbor for 10 years, she moved to Connecticut and was a stay-at-home mother of her two children for 6 years. She returned to academia in 1994 and taught child psychology and life span development for 20 years at Central Connecticut State University, where she is currently a professor emerita of the Department of Psychological Science. She has received three university teaching awards, and her research on the social development of young children and on the relation between media use and attention difficulties has appeared in journals such as Developmental Psychology, the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Infant Mental Health Journal, Infant and Child Development, Computers and Education, and CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

Dr. Levine has been very active in promoting excellence in college teaching. She was involved in the creation of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Central Connecticut State University and served on the board of the Connecticut Consortium to Enhance Learning and Teaching. She created numerous programs for faculty both at her university and at regional and national conferences. Her work on the scholarship of teaching and learning can be found in New Directions for Teaching and Learning, College Teaching and the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sage Pubns
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1506398928
• ISBN 13: 9781506398921
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 744