Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-656) and index.
Contents:
List of active learning -- List of journey of research -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- Part I: Understanding development. Issues and themes in child development ; Theory and research in development -- Part II: Foundations of child development. Nature through nurture: genes and environment ; Prenatal development, the newborn, and the transition to parenthood -- Part III: Infancy and toddlerhood. Physical development in infancy and toddlerhood ; Cognitive development in infancy and toddlerhood ; Social and emotional development in infancy and toddlerhood -- Part IV: Early childhood. Physical development in early childhood ; Cognitive development in early childhood ; Social and emotional development in early childhood -- Part V: Middle childhood. Physical development in middle childhood ; Cognitive development in middle childhood ; Social and emotional development in middle childhood -- Part VI: Adolescence. Physical development in adolescence ; Cognitive development in adolescence ; Social and emotional development in adolescence -- Glossary.
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