The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development
Published on 8. September 2005
Book
Hardback
684 pages
978-0-521-65117-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development is an authoritative, accessible and up-to-date account of all aspects of child development. Written by an international team of leading experts, it adopts an interdisciplinary approach and covers everything from prenatal development to education, pediatrics, neuroscience, theories and research methods to physical development, social development, cognitive development, psychopathology and parenting. It also looks at cultural issues, sex differences and the history of child development. The combination of comprehensive coverage, clear, jargon-free style and user-friendly format will ensure this book is essential reading for students, researchers, health care professionals, social workers, education professionals, parents and anyone interested in the welfare of children. Features include: * Foreword by Jerome Bruner * Comprehensive coverage * Extensive glossary * Biographies of key figures * Companion website, www.cambridge.org/hopkins * Clear, user-friendly format
Reviews / Votes
'... an excellent handbook, and can be recommended to all academic libraries catering for courses in psychology, education or social care.' Reference Reviews 'The authors include many of the leading people in the field, the quality of the writing is generally high, the text is mostly free of obfuscating jargon and mangy of the chapters are very interesting as well as informative. These add up to a set of considerable strengths, and there is much of value to be found in the wide-ranging accounts of different aspects of child development.' The Times Higher Education SupplementMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
60 Tables, unspecified; 3 Plates, color; 90 Halftones, unspecified; 120 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 283 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
2220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-65117-2 (9780521651172)
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New editions
Brian Hopkins | Elena Geangu | Sally Linkenauger
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development
Book
10/2017
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
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Additional editions
Ronald G. Barr | George F. Michel | Philippe Rochat
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development
Edited by Brian Hopkins
E-Book
09/2005
Cambridge University Press
€176.99
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Persons
Brian Hopkins is Professor of Psychology at Lancaster University and has published extensively in the field of developmental psychology. He is co-author of Neurobiology of Infant Vision (2003), co-editor of Motor Development in Early and Later Childhood (1993) and is editor of the journal Infant and Child Development. Ronald G. Barr is the Canada Research Chair in Community Child Health Research at the University of British Columbia and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. George F. Michel is a Professor of Psychology at University of North Carolina, Greenboro. He is co-author of two books on developmental psychobiology and Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Psychobiology (the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology), Philippe Rochat is Professor of Psychology at Emory University. In addition to numerous research articles, he is the editor of The Self in Infancy (1995); Early Social Cognition (1999), and the author of The Infant's World (2001).
Content
Foreword; Introduction: what is development and interdisciplinarity? The concept of development: historical perspectives; Understanding ontogenetic development: debates about the nature of the epigenetic process; Defining ontogenetic development; Challenges for the future; Part I. Theories of Development: Biological-maturation theories; Constructivist theories; Ethological theories; Learning theories; Psychoanalytical theories; Theories of the child's mind ; Dynamical systems approaches; Part II. Methods in Child Development Research: Data collection techniques: brain imaging; Clinical and non-clinical interview methods; Cross-cultural comparisons; cross-species comparisons; Developmental testing; observational methods; Experimental methods; parental and teacher rating scales; Self and peer assessment of competence and well-being; Research design: epidemiological designs; Cross-sectional and longitudinal designs; Twin and adoption studies; Data analysis: indices of efficacy; Group differences in developmental functions; Multilevel modelling; structural equation modelling; Ethical considerations in studies with children; Part III. Prenatal Development and the Newborn: Conceptions and misconceptions about embryonic development; Prenatal development of the musculoskeletal system in the human; Normal and abnormal prenatal development; The birth process; The status of the human newborn; Part IV. Domains of Development: From Infancy to Childhood: Cognitive development infancy; Cognitive development beyond infancy; Perceptual development; Motor development; Social development; Emotional development; Moral development; Speech development; Language development; Development of learning and memory; Part V. Selected Topics: Aggression and prosocial behaviour; Attention; Brain and behavioural development (I): subcortical; Brain and behavioural development (II): cortical; Connectionist modelling of development; Day care; Executive functions; Face recognition; Handedness; Imitation; Intelligence; Locomotion; Parenting and the family; Play; Prehension; Reading and writing Peter Bryant; Schooling and literacy; Selfhood; Sex differences; Siblings and peers; Sleep and wakefulness; Socialization; Temperament; Part VI. Developmental Pathology: 'At-risk' concept; Autism; Behaviour and learning disorders; Blindness; Cerebral palsies; Child depression; Developmental coordination disorder; Down's syndrome; Dyslexia; Excessive crying and colic; Hearing disorders; Sudden infant death syndrome; Prematurity and low-birthweight; Williams syndrome; Part VII. Crossing the Borders: Anthropology; Behavioural genetics; Cognitive neuroscience; Developmental genetics; Education; Embryology; Ethology; Linguistics; Paediatrics; Sociology; Appendix 1. Biographical sketches of key figures; Baldwin; Binet; Bowlby; Bruner; Coghill; Erikson; Hamburger; Piaget; Preyer; Vygotsky; Werner; Winnicott; Appendix 2. Milestones of motor development indicators of biological maturity; Appendix 3. The statistics of quantitative genetic theory; Glossary of terms; References; Name index; Subject index.