Child Development

Child Development provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the theories, research and current applications in the field of child development using a chronological format. The text seeks to accomplish four major goals: 1) provide a broad, balanced overview of the field 2) tie the study of developmental psychology to the students' lives: 3)illustrate the commonalties and diversity in today's multicultural society: and 4) engage the students in the study of developmental psychology by showing them how it directly affects their lives, now and in the future. Pedagogically rich with many features designed to help the students' in the process of their study. The text will capitalize on a already well known and well received format.