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Child Development Laura E. Levine

Child Development By Laura E. Levine

Child Development by Laura E. Levine


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The Third Edition of this topically organized text provides students with a seamless, active learning experience to explore, understand, retain and apply their knowledge of child development.

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Child Development: An Active Learning Approach by Laura E. Levine

In the Third Edition of the topically organized Child Development: An Active Learning Approach, authors Laura E. Levine and Joyce A. Munsch invite students to take an active journey toward understanding the latest findings from the field of child development. Using robust pedagogical tools built into the chapter narratives, students are challenged to confront myths and misconceptions, participate in real-world activities with children and independently, and utilize video resources and research tools to pursue knowledge and develop critical thinking skills on their own.

This new edition covers the latest findings on developmental neuroscience, positive youth development, the role of fathers, and more, with topics of diversity and culture integrated throughout.

More than a textbook, this one-of-a-kind resource will continue to serve students as they go on to graduate studies, to work with children and adolescents professionally, and to care for children of their own.

Child Development Reviews

Test Your Knowledge is a good introduction to inform students of what they do not know; thereby reinforcing their need to READ the chapter!
-- Shawn Edwinson

I appreciate this feature [Test Your Knowledge] because it sets the stage for learning and activates prior knowledge.

-- Glenna S. Gustafson

Very engaging and effective. Attention grabber. The questions/your answers stick with you as you read the chapter allowing one to either confirm or change their thinking.

-- Aaliyah Baker

I really like the learning goals and the end of chapter summaries. With so much content, it is helpful to have a reminder of the most important points from the chapter at the end.

-- Amy M. Claridge

I really appreciated the Active Learning Exercises! Wow. These are probably the best that I have seen for these. I also appreciated the focus on careers, as well as being a good consumer of research.... I was especially impressed with the Test Your Knowledge openers. I could envision myself using these for each chapter as a discussion starter in class.

-- Tara M. Stoppa, Ph.D

The Active Learning sections are particularly engaging. I believe students will really enjoy doing these on their own, and it is also something that I can facilitate in the classroom.... The Test Your Knowledge section is also a favorite of mine. This is an engaging and useful tool to help students focus their learning...My students would enjoy a text that encourages such deeper and effective interaction - less passive reading - and pushes critical thinking.

-- Dawn N. Hicks Tafari

About Laura E. Levine

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. Joyce Munsch received her PhD in human development and family studies from Cornell University. She was a faculty member in human development and family studies at Texas Tech University for 14 years, where she also served as associate dean for research in the College of Human Sciences for 2 years. In 2002, Dr. Munsch went to the California State University at Northridge as the founding chair and professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Development. She currently is an emeritus professor in the Department. Dr. Munsch's research has focused on adolescent stress and coping and social network research. Her work has been published in the Journal of School Psychology, Adolescence, The Journal of Early Adolescence, the Journal of Research on Adolescence, and the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Throughout her career, Dr. Munsch administered grants that supported community-based programs. She was the codirector of the Early Head Start program at Texas Tech University and co-principal investigator for three Texas Youth Commission (Department of Juvenile Justice) grants. At Cal State Northridge, she administered the Jumpstart program for over 10 years. Her commitment to community service learning was recognized in 2005 when she was awarded the CSUN Visionary Community Service Learning Award. In 2012, her service to the County of Los Angeles was recognized by a commendation from the County Board of Supervisors. At Texas Tech, she was the College of Human Sciences nominee for the Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award, the Barnie E. Rushing Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award, the El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, and the President's Excellence in Teaching Award, and she received the Kathryn Burleson Faculty Service Award and the College of Human Sciences Outstanding Researcher Award.

Table of Contents

Preface About the Authors PART I. UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT: WHY AND HOW WE STUDY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 1. Issues and Themes in Child Development Why Study Child Development? Understanding How Development Happens Contexts of Development Being a Smart Consumer of Information About Development 2. Theories of Development Basic Principles and Applications Theories of Child and Adolescent Development The Impact of Biology and Culture on Child Development Theory and Research 3. How We Study Development The Scientific Method How Research Is Designed Interpreting and Communicating the Results of a Study Ethics in Research With Children and Adolescents PART II. BIOLOGICAL BEGINNINGS AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT 4. How Children Develop: Nature Through Nurture The Study of Genetics and Behavior Molecular Genetics: Chromosomes, Genes, and DNA Genetic Disorders Behavioral Genetics The Interaction of Genes and Environment 5. Prenatal Development, the Newborn, and the Transition to Parenthood Prenatal Development Health and Risks in Pregnancy The Birth Experience Risks to the Newborn's Health and Well-Being The Transition to Parenthood 6. Physical Development: The Brain and the Body Brain Development Development of the Senses Body Growth and Changes Motor Development Nutrition PART III. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 7. Theories of Cognitive Development Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Theory of Core Knowledge Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development Information Processing Comparing Four Theories of Cognitive Development 8. Intelligence and Academic Achievement Defining and Assessing Intelligence Variations in Intellectual Ability Academic Achievement: Learning in the School Context Group Differences in Academic Achievement 9. Language Development Aspects of Language Language and the Brain Theories of Language Development Stages of Language Development Literacy: Reading and Writing Bilingualism and Bilingual Education Language Disorders PART IV. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 10. Emotional Development and Attachment Emotions: Universality and Difference Temperament Regulation of Emotions and Self-Control Normal Emotions and Emotional Problems The Development of Secure Attachment Attachment Disorders 11. Identity: The Self, Gender, and Moral Development Development of the Self-Concept Development of Self-Esteem Gender Identity Ethnic and Racial Identity Moral Identity 12. Social Development: Social Cognition and Peer Relationships Social Cognition: Theory of Mind Peer Relationships in Infancy and Early Childhood Peer Relationships in Middle Childhood Adolescents: The World of Peers Bullying, Cyberbullying, and School Violence PART V. CONTEXTS FOR DEVELOPMENT 13. Families What Constitutes a Family? Family Roles and Relationships Socialization in Childhood and Adolescence Interventions for a Better Family Life 14. Activities, Media, and the Natural World The Daily Lives of Children and Adolescents Unstructured Time Structured Time The Role of Important Nonparental Adults 15. Health, Well-Being, and Resilience Stress and Coping Physical Illness and Mental Disorders Other Threats to Health and Well-Being Challenges to Positive Child Development Resilience Glossary References Author Index Subject Index

Additional information

CIN150633069XVG
9781506330693
150633069X
Child Development: An Active Learning Approach by Laura E. Levine
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
20161215
760
N/A
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