The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development
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- Editor: Brian Hopkins, Lancaster University
- Date Published: September 2005
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development is an authoritative, accessible and up-to-date account of all aspects of child development. Written by an international team of leading experts, it adopts an interdisciplinary approach and covers everything from prenatal development to education, pediatrics, neuroscience, theories and research methods to physical development, social development, cognitive development, psychopathology and parenting. It also looks at cultural issues, sex differences and the history of child development. The combination of comprehensive coverage, clear, jargon-free style and user-friendly format will ensure this book is essential reading for students, researchers, health care professionals, social workers, education professionals, parents and anyone interested in the welfare of children. Features include: • Foreword by Jerome Bruner • Comprehensive coverage • Extensive glossary • Biographies of key figures • Companion website, www.cambridge.org/hopkins • Clear, user-friendly format
Read more- Authoritative, comprehensive, accessible guide to child development
- Interdisciplinary approach ensures will be valuable resource for students, researchers, health professionals, teachers, social workers and parents
- Written by international team of leading experts
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'… an excellent handbook, and can be recommended to all academic libraries catering for courses in psychology, education or social care.' Reference Reviews
See more reviews'The authors include many of the leading people in the field, the quality of the writing is generally high, the text is mostly free of obfuscating jargon and mangy of the chapters are very interesting as well as informative. These add up to a set of considerable strengths, and there is much of value to be found in the wide-ranging accounts of different aspects of child development.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
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- Date Published: September 2005
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511123931
- contains: 210 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. 60 tables
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction: what is development and interdisciplinarity? The concept of development: historical perspectives
Understanding ontogenetic development: debates about the nature of the epigenetic process
Defining ontogenetic development
Challenges for the future
Part I. Theories of Development: Biological-maturation theories
Constructivist theories
Ethological theories
Learning theories
Psychoanalytical theories
Theories of the child's mind
Dynamical systems approaches
Part II. Methods in Child Development Research: Data collection techniques: brain imaging
Clinical and non-clinical interview methods
Cross-cultural comparisons
cross-species comparisons
Developmental testing
observational methods
Experimental methods
parental and teacher rating scales
Self and peer assessment of competence and well-being
Research design: epidemiological designs
Cross-sectional and longitudinal designs
Twin and adoption studies
Data analysis: indices of efficacy
Group differences in developmental functions
Multilevel modelling
structural equation modelling
Ethical considerations in studies with children
Part III. Prenatal Development and the Newborn: Conceptions and misconceptions about embryonic development
Prenatal development of the musculoskeletal system in the human
Normal and abnormal prenatal development
The birth process
The status of the human newborn
Part IV. Domains of Development: From Infancy to Childhood: Cognitive development infancy
Cognitive development beyond infancy
Perceptual development
Motor development
Social development
Emotional development
Moral development
Speech development
Language development
Development of learning and memory
Part V. Selected Topics: Aggression and prosocial behaviour
Attention
Brain and behavioural development (I): subcortical
Brain and behavioural development (II): cortical
Connectionist modelling of development
Day care
Executive functions
Face recognition
Handedness
Imitation
Intelligence
Locomotion
Parenting and the family
Play
Prehension
Reading and writing Peter Bryant
Schooling and literacy
Selfhood
Sex differences
Siblings and peers
Sleep and wakefulness
Socialization
Temperament
Part VI. Developmental Pathology: 'At-risk' concept
Autism
Behaviour and learning disorders
Blindness
Cerebral palsies
Child depression
Developmental coordination disorder
Down's syndrome
Dyslexia
Excessive crying and colic
Hearing disorders
Sudden infant death syndrome
Prematurity and low-birthweight
Williams syndrome
Part VII. Crossing the Borders: Anthropology
Behavioural genetics
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental genetics
Education
Embryology
Ethology
Linguistics
Paediatrics
Sociology
Appendix 1. Biographical sketches of key figures
Baldwin
Binet
Bowlby
Bruner
Coghill
Erikson
Hamburger
Piaget
Preyer
Vygotsky
Werner
Winnicott
Appendix 2. Milestones of motor development indicators of biological maturity
Appendix 3. The statistics of quantitative genetic theory
Glossary of terms
References
Name index
Subject index.-
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