The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence


Book Description

This text presents theory, research, practical examples and controversial issues in a way that inspires students to think about development, addressing the individual's role in both the community and the wider world. This second edition contains revised chapters on adolescence and new research into brain development.




Transitions Through the Life Span Telecourse Study Guide


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Worth offers an adapted study guide to accompany Transitions Throughout the Life Span, a new telecourse produced by Coast Learning Systems. Kathleen Stassen Berger was closely involved in the development of the telecourse, and The Developing Person Through the Life Span is the sole text accompanying the telecourse. The telecourse study guide draws clear connections between the text and telecourse.




The Developing Person Through Childhood


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A text on development through middle childhood. This book uses theory, research and practical illustrations to challenge students' conceptions of development.







The Study Guide for Developing Person Through the Life Span


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This seventh edition comes with a significant revision of cognitive development through childhood, revised and updated chapters on adolescence, and more attention to emerging and early adulthood.




The Developing Person Through the Life Span


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"The seventh edition comes with significant revision of cognitive development throughout childhood, revised and updated chapters on adolescence, and more attention to emerging and early adulthood. It is a thorough revision with new research on everything from genetics to the timing of puberty, including brain development, life span disorders and cultural diversity. It also includes new learning features promoting critical thinking, revision and application." - product description.




The Developing Person Through the Life Span (paper)


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The new edition of The Developing Person Through the Lifespan combines theory and the most up-to-date research with practical illustration in order to engage readers in the study of development. It addresses the fundamental issues from a chronological point of view, and covers the entirety of the lifespan (not just infancy or adolescence). The book's enhanced pedagogy works alongside the author's lively narrative voice to ensure that this edition remains as user-friendly, if not more so, than its predecessors.