Child Development

An Introduction
13 Rev ed
ISBN: 978-0-07-122168-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 704 Seiten, Format (B × H): 231 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 1345 g

Thorough. Accurate. Reliable. Engaging. These are just a few of the words used by adopters and reviewers of John Santrock’s Child Development. A new Connections theme shows how it all fits together in the the most accurate and up-to-date topically-organized text in the field. Used by hundreds of thousands of students over twelve editions, Santrock's proven learning system provides a clear roadmap to content mastery. The fully revised thirteenth edition continues with Santrock's highly contemporary tone and focus, featuring over 1,000 new citations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Santrock, John W.

Santrock, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Santrock, Child Development, 13th EditionPrefaceSection One - The Nature of Child DevelopmentChapter 1. IntroductionAppendix. Careers in Child DevelopmentSection Two - Biological Processes, Physical Development, and Perceptual DevelopmentChapter 2. Biological BeginningsChapter 3. Prenatal Development and BirthChapter 4. Physical Development and HealthChapter 5. Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual DevelopmentSection Three - Cognitive and LanguageChapter 6. Cognitive Developmental ApproachesChapter 7. Information ProcessingChapter 8. IntelligenceChapter 9. Language DevelopmentSection Four - Socioemotional DevelopmentChapter 10. Emotional DevelopmentChapter 11. The Self and IdentityChapter 12. GenderChapter 13. Moral DevelopmentSection Five - Social Context of DevelopmentChapter 14. FamiliesChapter 15. PeersChapter 16. Schools and AchievementChapter 17. Culture and Diversity

Über Autor(innen)

Santrock, John
John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at the University of Charleston, the University of Georgia, and the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches educational psychology at the undergraduate level. In 2006, Dr. Santrock received the University of Texas at Dallas Excellence in Teaching Award. His research has included publications in the Journal of Educational Psychology on the contextual aspects of affectively toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He has been on the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Child Development, 13th Edition; Life-Span Development, 14th Edition; Adolescence, 14th Edition; Psychology, 7th Edition; and Educational Psychology, 4th Edition.

John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the Program in Psychology and Human Development at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he currently teaches a number of undergraduate courses. In 1982, John created the life-span development course at UT–Dallas and has taught it every year since then.