Child Development - A Practical Introduction

A clear and student friendly introduction to the field of child development, from a psychological approach.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Child Development
Chapter 2: Policy and Early Years Practice
Chapter 3: Researching Child Development
Chapter 4: Physical and Brain Development
Chapter 5: Cognition and Memory
Chapter 6: Disorders and Development
Chapter 7: Health and Development
Chapter 8: Emotional Development
Chapter 9 Social Development
Chapter 10: Language and Literacy
Chapter 11: The Role of Play
Chapter 12: The Role of the Adult

About the author

Dr Kevin Crowley was a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of South Wales. He has published research papers in a number of areas of child development, including bilingual language and literacy development, and play and learning in the early years.

Summary

A clear and student friendly introduction to the field of child development, from a psychological approach.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Crowley, Kevin J Crowley, Crowley Kevin
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2017
• EAN: 9781473975682
• ISBN: 978-1-4739-7568-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology