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Lifespan Development Denise Boyd

Lifespan Development By Denise Boyd

Lifespan Development by Denise Boyd


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Lifespan Development Summary

Lifespan Development by Denise Boyd

Boyd/Bee, Lifespan Development provides the most support for student learning and student success.

For undergraduate courses in Human Development / Lifespan Development.

Provides strong applications, and integrated learning objectives and assessment. Students who want to know What does current research say? and Why is this important? will appreciate both the applied nature of this text and the clarity and rigor of the authors' presentation of current research. An exceptional pedagogical package that ties the textbook to online MyDevelopmentLab study tools complements the student-centered approach of the book and offers students the benefit of frequent self-assessment.

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Lifespan Development Reviews

The greatest strengths are No Easy Answers, Research Report, Policy Questions, & The Real World boxes. The organization of the textbook. ~Jeanine Pontes-Boelter, Sonoma State University

The greatest strengths are the readability, the clear and concise presentation, and the brevity. ~ Linda Petroff, Central Community College

Engaging and does not overdo the technical language. The themed essays are timely and relevant and would spur student interest and discussion. ~ Wanda Clark, South Plains College

Research is up-to-date and attempts were made to make the information relevant to today's students. ~ Laura Pirazzi, San Jose State University

Clear, readable, interesting, good coverage, and reasonably short for a lifespan text. ~ Stephanie Stein, Central Washington University

The authors do a good job of consolidating information, presenting interesting discussion topics, and providing students with opportunities to test their knowledge. ~ Alisha Janowsky, University of Central Florida

About Denise Boyd

Denise Boyd received her Ed.D. in educational psychology from the University of Houston and has been a psychology instructor in the Houston Community College System since 1988. From 1995 until 1998, she chaired the psychology, sociology, and anthropology department at Houston Community College-Central. She has coauthored four other Allyn and Bacon texts: with Helen Bee, The Developing Child (Twelfth Edition), and The Growing Child (First Edition); and with Genevieve Stevens, Current Readings in Lifespan Development. A licensed psychologist, she has presented a number of papers at professional meetings, reporting research in child, adolescent, and adult development. She has also presented workshops for teachers whose students range from preschool to college.

Table of Contents

I. FOUNDATIONS.

1. Basic Concepts and Methods.

2. Theories of Development.

3. Prenatal Development and Birth.


II. INFANCY.

4. Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy.

5. Cognitive Development in Infancy.

6. Social and Personality Development in Infancy.

III. EARLY CHILDHOOD.

7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood.

8. Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood.


IV. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD.

9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood.

10. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood.

V. ADOLESCENCE.

11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence.

12. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence.

VI. EARLY ADULTHOOD.

13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood.

14. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood.

VII. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD

15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood.

16. Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood.


VIII. LATE ADULTHOOD AND THE END OF LIFE.

17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood.

18. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood.
19. Death, Dying, and Bereavement.


Additional information

GOR010363064
9780205037520
0205037526
Lifespan Development by Denise Boyd
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pearson Education (US)
20110223
648
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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