Children's thinking has always been an extremely lively area with much going on. Sara Meadow's latest book provides an accessible, comprehensive and evaluative account of the field. She examines the different models of cognition and different explanations of cognitive development. She considers how children acquire cognitive skills and what forsters this acquisition.
Children's thinking has always been an extremely lively area with much going on. Sara Meadow's latest book provides an accessible, comprehensive and e...
The association between parents' behaviour and children's cognitive development is at the meeting-place of several prominent theories of psychological development and a range of complex methodological and conceptual issues. On the one hand there are theories which argue that the impetus of development is within the child and is largely unaffected by his or her experience of social interaction; on the other are the commonsense experience of parents and educators and the body of neo-Vygotskian theory, which would see the child's development as profoundly affected by social interaction or even...
The association between parents' behaviour and children's cognitive development is at the meeting-place of several prominent theories of psychological...
The association between parents' behaviour and children's cognitive development is at the meeting-place of several prominent theories of psychological development and a range of complex methodological and conceptual issues. On the one hand there are theories which argue that the impetus of development is within the child and is largely unaffected by his or her experience of social interaction; on the other are the commonsense experience of parents and educators and the body of neo-Vygotskian theory, which would see the child's development as profoundly affected by social interaction or even...
The association between parents' behaviour and children's cognitive development is at the meeting-place of several prominent theories of psychological...
Provides a review of the issues involved in understanding cognitive development and of the data and models. This book brings together various areas and approaches, and examines their strengths and weaknesses.
Provides a review of the issues involved in understanding cognitive development and of the data and models. This book brings together various areas an...
Understanding Child Development follows a thematic approach and outlines the main areas of developmental psychology in childhood at introductory level. It draws together strands of knowledge from psychology, neuroscience, social and cognitive sciences in a concise and accessible format. Alongside coverage of classic and contemporary theories and research it has a clear focus on applications, looking at the child in real-world settings. It has a refreshing conversational tone and encourages critical analysis in its readers. Coverage new to this edition includes the latest research...
Understanding Child Development follows a thematic approach and outlines the main areas of developmental psychology in childhood at introd...
This engaging book presents some of the ways in which science can describe and explain how and why children develop in the way they do. It looks at children's individual development within the development of our species, at genes, at the hormone systems that flood our bodies, at the neuroscience of children's brains, and at patterns of behaviour. It looks, in other words, at the different influences on child development according to the scientific disciplines of evolutionary theory, genetics, epigenetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, epidemiology and psychology.
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This engaging book presents some of the ways in which science can describe and explain how and why children develop in the way they do. It looks at...
Understanding Child Development follows a thematic approach and outlines the main areas of developmental psychology in childhood at introductory level. It draws together strands of knowledge from psychology, neuroscience, social and cognitive sciences in a concise and accessible format. Alongside coverage of classic and contemporary theories and research it has a clear focus on applications, looking at the child in real-world settings. It has a refreshing conversational tone and encourages critical analysis in its readers. Coverage new to this edition includes the latest research...
Understanding Child Development follows a thematic approach and outlines the main areas of developmental psychology in childhood at introd...
