Lifelong Motor Development
5th Edition
Published on 12. March 2007
Book
Hardback
496 pages
978-0-8053-2724-3 (ISBN)
Description
Lifelong Motor Development, Fifth Edition, is a comprehensive, science-based text covering theory and research of physical growth and motor behavior across the life span. The text is not limited to theory but focuses on the application of motor development concepts. The fifth edition of the text features a unique developmental systems perspective, which advocates that development is the product of dynamic interacting processes between the various biological systems and environmental contexts.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
812 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8053-2724-3 (9780805327243)
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New editions
Carl P. Gabbard
Lifelong Motor Development
Book
06/2011
6th Edition
Pearson
€118.83
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Previous edition
Carl P. Gabbard
Lifelong Motor Development
Book
05/2003
4th Edition
Pearson Education (US)
€81.89
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Content
Part One: An Overview of Lifelong Human Development
1. Introduction to the Developmental Perspective
Part Two: Biological Growth and Development
2. Heredity and Neurological Changes
3. Physical Growth Changes
4. Physiological Changes
5. Factors Affecting Growth and Development
Part Three: Perception and Information Processing
6. Perceptual Development
7. Information Processing and Motor Control
Part Four: Motor Behavior across the Life Span
8. Early Movement Behavior
9. Motor Behavior During Early Childhood
10. Motor Behavior During Later Childhood and Adolescence
11. Motor Behavior in the Adult Years
Part Five: Assessment
12. Assessment
Part Six: Sociocultural Influences on Motor Development
13. Sociocultural Influences on Motor Development
1. Introduction to the Developmental Perspective
Part Two: Biological Growth and Development
2. Heredity and Neurological Changes
3. Physical Growth Changes
4. Physiological Changes
5. Factors Affecting Growth and Development
Part Three: Perception and Information Processing
6. Perceptual Development
7. Information Processing and Motor Control
Part Four: Motor Behavior across the Life Span
8. Early Movement Behavior
9. Motor Behavior During Early Childhood
10. Motor Behavior During Later Childhood and Adolescence
11. Motor Behavior in the Adult Years
Part Five: Assessment
12. Assessment
Part Six: Sociocultural Influences on Motor Development
13. Sociocultural Influences on Motor Development