Child Development
Child Development

Author: Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780205841073

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Help students understand how culture impacts development - and why it matters. Through current research and examples from around the world, Arnett/Maynard's Child Development provides students with a more accurate and practical understanding of how development works in the real world. Whether they travel the globe or remain in their home towns, students will benefit from being able to think culturally about human development and our culturally diverse and globalized world. New U.S. and international videos, shot in several countries, allow students to observe similarities and differences in human development across cultures. MyDevelopmentLab is an integral part of the Arnett/Maynard program. Key learning applications include a personalized study plan, MyDevelopmentLab Video Series, and MyVirtualChild. A better teaching and learning experience The teaching and learning experience with this program helps to: Personalize Learning - MyDevelopmentLab is online learning. MyDevelopmentLab engages students through personalized learning and helps instructors from course preparation to delivery and assessment. Understand Culture and Diversity - Extensive cultural coverage is woven into the narrative and on vivid display in images. Improve Critical Thinking - Students will learn to think critically about the influence of culture on development. Learning objectives, listed at the start of each chapter and within every section, help students better organize and understand the material. Engage Students - Research and examples on the similarities and differences in child development across cultures will fascinate students. Explore Research - Students are presented with current research and examples from around the world. Support Instructors - All supplements were developed around the textbook's carefully constructed learning objectives. Child Development: A Cultural Approach, covers prenatal development through adolescence and emerging adulthood and is available in hardcover, paperback, and � la Carte versions. It is also available in an abridged paperback version, Child Development through Middle Childhood . Click here to view a sample chapter! http://www.pearsonhighered.com/showcase/arnettmaynard/ 020594972X / 9780205949724 Child Development Plus New MyDevelopmentLab with eText Package consists of 0205841074 / 9780205841073 Child Development: A Cultural Approach 0205206522 / 9780205206520 NEW MyDevelopmentLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card

Human Development
Human Development

Author: Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

Publisher: Pearson

Published: 2018-05-15

Total Pages: 816

ISBN-13: 9780134641348

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For courses in Lifespan Development Help students understand how culture impacts development -- and why it matters Human Development: A Cultural Approach leads students to examine all stages of development through the engaging lens of culture. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett and new coauthor Lene Arnett Jensen integrate cross-cultural examples throughout the narrative to reveal the impact of cultural factors both in the US and around the world. The 3rd Edition includes thoroughly updated research and data for a learning experience that best prepares students to face challenges in our diverse and globalized world -- whether they travel the globe or remain in their hometowns. Human Development: A Cultural Approach, 3rd Edition is also available via Revel(tm), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.

Readings on Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Readings on Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Author: Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

Publisher: Pearson

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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Addressing both the changes in the study of adolescent behavior and the changes in the nature of adolescent development in Western society, this informative collection of readings provides a comprehensive cross cultural perspective of adolescent development. Covering every aspect of adolescent development as it takes place in cultures worldwide and historically, this book takes a longer age range approach to emerging adulthood and provides a look at this pivotal developmental period extending into the early twenties. Essays analyze the changes in the study of adolescent development and changes in adolescent development from age ten to early twenties historically and around the world. For individuals interested in adolescent development.

Child Development
Child Development

Author: Robert S. Feldman

Publisher: Pearson College Division

Published: 2013-06-26

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 9780205923496

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Revised edition of the author's Child development, 6th ed., published in 2012.

Cognition
Cognition

Author: Mark H. Ashcraft

Publisher:

Published: 2013-07-23

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 9781292021478

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For undergraduate level courses in Cognition and Theories of Learning. The psychology of human memory and cognition is fascinating, dealing with questions and ideas that are inherently interesting, such as how we think, reason, remember, and use language. Using a first person narrative, posing direct questions to the reader, and balancing classic research with cutting edge topics, the author draws in the reader and conveys the excitement of the field. Reflecting the increasing use of new technologies to study memory and cognition, Ashcraft and the new co-author, Gabriel Radvansky, continue to integrate sections on neurosciences within individual chapter topics.

Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal Psychology

Author: Thomas F. Oltmanns

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780205037438

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It's not about them, it's about all of us. With a focus on critical thinking, Oltmanns and Emery prepare students for the DSM-V and beyond by addressing key issues and concepts that will remain, even as diagnostic criteria change. In Abnormal Psychology, 7th edition Oltmanns and Emery bring both the science and personal aspects of abnormal psychology to life with a focus on evidence-based practice and emerging research. The authors emphasize that abnormal psychology is not about "them," it's about all of us. Using extensive case studies, they present the most cutting edge information on abnormal psychology by covering methods and treatment in context. Organized around the way students learn, this ground breaking text integrates the biological, psychological, and social perspectives in one concurrent story. Teaching & Learning Experience Personalize Learning - The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - With a focus on critical thinking students are encouraged to be "inquiring skeptics." Engage Students - "Speaking Out" video series and case studies woven throughout each chapter engage students in the science and the practice of abnormal psychology. Explore Research - Detailed coverage of research methods and treatment is presented in every chapter; treatment is also covered in a standalone chapter. Support Instructors - "Speaking Out" videos on DVD, MyPsychLab's Class Prep, video embedded PowerPoints on DVD, MyTest, clicker questions, and an instructor's manual provide extensive support for instructors. Note: MyPsychLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyPsychLab, please visit: www.mypsychlab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MyPsychLab (at no additional cost). VP: 9780205229260

Child Development Worldwide
Child Development Worldwide

Author: Lene Arnett Jensen

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 9780134014005

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For courses in Child Development which take a topical approach An expansive, topical approach to how culture impacts development Child Development Worldwide presents a topical examination of all stages of development -- from prenatal development through middle childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood -- through the engaging lens of culture. Cross-cultural examples integrated throughout the narrative reveal the impact of cultural factors both in the US and around the world. Authors Lene Arnett Jensen and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett emphasize culture to foster a thorough, balanced view of development that prepares students to face challenges in our diverse and globalized world -- whether they travel the globe or remain in their hometowns. Child Development Worldwide is also available via Revel(tm), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.

Child Development
Child Development

Author: Laura E. Berk

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 824

ISBN-13: 9780205263608

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Readers are provided with an especially clear and coherent understanding of the sequence and underlying processes of child development, and the effective topical organization emphasizes to readers the way in which all of the domains of development relate - physical, cognitive, emotional, and social-throughout the book. Berk revised the book offering readers a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, expanded coverage of culture, and an enhanced focus on education, health, and social issues. While carefully considering the complexities of child development, Berk presents classic and emerging theories in an especially clear, engaging writing style, with a multitude of research-based and real-world examples. For anyone working with children, or those in the fields of child development, child psychology and childcare.

Communication and the Global Landscape of Faith
Communication and the Global Landscape of Faith

Author: Adrienne E. Hacker Daniels

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2016-04-27

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1498515827

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In light of more recent conversations about religion and its import as a factor in the global geopolitical and cultural spheres, augmented by the "contracting" of relationship among people and nations, Communication and the Global Landscape of Faith highlights geographical, architectural, and a partial issues as significant and edifying dimensions of the study of communication and religion. Insights are gleaned through the prism of the philosophical, built, performative, political, and intercultural landscapes.