Contemporary Issues in Child Psychology

Contemporary Issues in Child Psychology

Author: Kelly a Rodgers

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-17

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781516579662

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Providing students with practical, modern insight, Contemporary Issues in Child Psychology: A Case Study Approach situates the study of child psychology within a modern context while simultaneously referencing traditional child development theory. Students explore a variety of thought-provoking case studies and develop an understanding of how to apply existing theory to modern situations, issues, and contexts. The anthology is arranged topically in five parts,


Contemporary Readings in Literacy Education

Contemporary Readings in Literacy Education

Author: Marva Cappello

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2009-12-08

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1412965918

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Contemporary Readings in Literacy Education is designed to provide students with high-quality journal and research articles in literacy education. The readings are contextualized with introductions and discussion questions by the editors of the text. The text will help instructors to easily integrate the latest research into their course in a meaningful way. This reader, with edited content and contextualizing material, makes the latest research more interesting and accessible to the students of literacy education.


Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Author: Children's Issues Coalition

Publisher: Ian Randle Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 9766371288

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Caribbean Childhoods: From Research to Action is an annual publication produced by the Children s Issues Coalition at the University of the West Indies, Mona. The series seeks to provide an avenue for the dissemination of research and experiences on children s health, development, behaviour and education, and to provide a forum for the discussion of these issues.


Readings in the Theory of Individual Psychology

Readings in the Theory of Individual Psychology

Author: Steve Slavik

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-12-11

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 113665092X

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Readings in the Theory of Individual Psychology presents an overview of the central theoretical tenets and specific fundamental concepts of Individual Psychology, framed on terms that make it possible to verify empirically many of these theoretical foundations. Sections of the book are organized into subject areas such as social interest, creative self, lifestyle, and family constellation, each containing seminal articles by Adler, Dreikurs, and other founding thinkers, and introduced with an original essay by a contemporary scholar. Readings in the Theory of Individual Psychology informs the reader of the recent and current theory in Individual Psychology, presented in order to generate new empirical research and future directions for development. Slavik and Carlson have pulled together a truly unique source for current thinking and theorizing in the field, providing the next generation of researchers, scholars, and scientists with the tools to move Individual Psychology into its next phase of refinement.


Social Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Social Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Author: Melanie Killen

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2011-08-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781405197571

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Edited by two leading scholars, Social Development in Childhood and Adolescence brings together the most significant classic and contemporary writings in this area to provide a comprehensive overview of this dynamic field. Provides all that is needed for teaching social development with the selection of key topics for a 13-week semester, an introductory chapter with an overview of the field and key questions, introductory text for each of 5 sections that contain 3 articles each for a total of 36 articles, with extra materials including discussion questions and classroom exercises Covers key topics such as genetics, temperament, attachment, prosocial development, theory of mind, peer relationships, morality, identity, social withdrawal, aggression, exclusion, stereotyping, parenting, and culture. Addresses issues related to culture, ethnicity, immigration, and diversity Provides a historical, conceptual, and theoretical overview of social development in the introductory chapter Includes introductory sections by the editors for each weekly topic which define key terms and highlights important conceptual issues Integrates helpful pedagogical material throughout: feature boxes highlight current hot topics and real-world applications; end-of-chapter questions, debate topics, and in-class exercises facilitate student understanding and classroom discussion


Contemporary Readings in Curriculum

Contemporary Readings in Curriculum

Author: Barbara Slater Stern

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2008-03-20

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1412944724

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Contemporary Readings in Curriculum provides beginning teachers and educational leaders with a series of articles that can help them build their curriculum knowledge base. [This book] provides a historical context of the curriculum field, giving educators a solid foundation for curriculum knowledge; describes the political nature of curriculum and how we must be attentive to the increasingly diverse populations found in our schools; connects the readings to traditional course goals, providing practical applications of curriculum topics; covers cocurricular issues, which have become a major contemporary topic within school systems; enhances the articles with a strong pedagogical framework, including detailed Internet references, questions for each article, topic guides tying each article to course topics, and article abstracts for the instructor. --Publisher description.


An Introduction to Child Development

An Introduction to Child Development

Author: Thomas Keenan

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2009-02-27

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1446204006

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Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here The Second Edition of An Introduction to Child Development has been fully updated to provide a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development, from infancy through to adolescence. Equipping students with an appreciation of critical issues in the field and an understanding of empirical research that bears on the study of children, the text provides balanced coverage of topics and theoretical perspectives that represent both classic and cutting edge work in child development. In terms of new content, it now covers more on the biological foundations of development, plus new chapters on moral development and applied developmental psychology. The Second Edition includes the following features: - learning points - section & chapter summaries, - end-of-chapter glossaries - suggestions for further reading - sample multiple choice questions - sidebars featuring in depth discussions of key research findings or points of debate within the field of child development. The text comes with a dedicated website with resources for both students and instructors.


Thinking, Childhood, and Time

Thinking, Childhood, and Time

Author: Walter Omar Kohan

Publisher: Philosophy of Childhood

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781793604583

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This book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the notion of childhood and its place in philosophical education. Childhood is not seen as a developmental state that needs to be overcome, but rather an existential state that constitutes a significant part of being human as well as the (forgotten) dimension of the world itself.


Family Stress

Family Stress

Author: Pauline Boss

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780761926122

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This anthology includes classic and current writings from multi-disciplinary streams of work in family social science, social work, nursing, family sociology, family therapy, and family psychology.".