UID:
almafu_9960117277802883
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 973 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
1-108-15545-6
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1-108-15650-9
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1-78684-666-7
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1-316-21649-7
Content:
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development remains the most authoritative and accessible account of all aspects of child development. Written by an international team of experts, its comprehensive coverage includes everything from prenatal development to adolescence, pediatrics, theories and research methods, physical development, social and emotional development, perceptual and cognitive development, language development, psychopathology, and parenting. The second edition has also been thoroughly updated to reflect major developments over the last decade in areas such as neuroscientific methods, developmental cognitive and social neuroscience, the effects of environmental influences on gene expression, and the relationship between human development and evolution. Throughout 124 entries, the Encyclopedia advocates an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the study of child development. With clear, jargon-free style and user-friendly format, this is the essential reference for researchers and students of child development, as well as healthcare professionals, social workers, educators, and anyone interested in the well-being of children.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2017).
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List of contributors -- Editorial preface -- Foreword / Charles A. Nelson III -- Acknowledgments: external reviewers -- Introduction: Study of child development: an interdisciplinary enterprise -- Part I. Theories of development -- Part II. Methods in child development research -- Part III. Prenatal development and the newborn -- Part IV. Perceptual and cognitive development -- Part V. Language and communication development -- Part VI. Social and emotional development -- Part VII. Motor and related development -- Part VIII. Postnatal brain development -- Part IX. Developmental pathology -- Part X. Crossing the borders -- Part XI. Speculations about future directions -- Appendix 1. Developmental interdisciplinary research: four topics for consideration -- Appendix 2. Question, issues, and recommendations for future research.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-10341-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-50276-4
Language:
English
