The Development of Children and Adolescents An Applied Perspective
by Hauser-Cram, Penny; Nugent, J. Kevin; Thies, Kathleen; Travers, John F.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2013-11-25
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
The Development of Children and Adolescents 1e provides an integrated view of child development by presenting the most pertinent research for each developmental stage and linking this to the practical applications in the areas of parenting, policy and practice. This balanced approach emphasizes the relationship between research and theory and applications. A unique series of companion interactive video case studies promotes active learning and allows for increased understanding and comprehension of the field. Through the combination of text and media users engage in meaningful learning that deepens and enriches their understanding of developmental concepts.
Author Biography
Penny Hauser-Cram is a professor at Boston College in the Lynch School of Education. She received her Ed.D. in Human Development from Harvard University in 1983 and her research focuses on children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and children and adolescents living in poverty.
Kevin Nugent is Professor of Children, Families and Schools at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has been on the faculty there since 1986. He received his Ph.D. from Boston College and he is the Founder and Director of the Brazelton Institute in the Department of Developmental Medicine at Children's Hospital in Boston and is on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on early childhood development, cross-cultural study of child development and assessment and early intervention.
Kathleen Theis received her Ph.D. from Boston College and is currently the Director of the Graduate Entry Pathway for the UMASS School of Medicine. She is both a developmental psychologist and a clinical specialist in mental nursing. She has extensive experience in the development of community-based nursing education and partnerships with clinical affiliates.
John Travers passed away in the spring of 2011. He was a professor at Boston College in the Lynch School of Education where he had taught for more than 50 years. He was the author of a number of books in developmental and educational psychology.
Table of Contents
Part One - Introduction
Chapter One: A Child’s Journey
Part Two - Biological Beginnings
Chapter Two: Biological Foundations of Child Development
Chapter Three: Prenatal Development
Chapter Four: Birth and the Newborn
Part Three - Infancy
Chapter Five: Physical Development and Health in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter Six: Cognitive Development in Infancy
Chapter Seven: Psychosocial Development in Infancy
Part Four - Early Childhood
Chapter Eight: Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood
Chapter Nine: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter Ten: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood
Part Five - Middle Childhood
Chapter Eleven: Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood
Chapter Twelve: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter Thirteen: Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood
Part Six - Adolescence
Chapter Fourteen: Physical Development and Health in Adolescence
Chapter Fifteen: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter Sixteen: Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
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