Understanding Motor Development
Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults
Published in December 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-07-115992-0 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing upon the phases of motor development, this text discusses several models of human development, including Piaget's and Erikson's. It covers the entire life-span, describing how motor skills adapt and change from birth through to adulthood.
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Series
Edition
International 2 Revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
900 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-115992-0 (9780071159920)
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Previous edition
Book
01/1995
3rd Edition
Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S.
€29.70
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Content
Part 1 Background: understanding motor development - an overview; models of human development; factors affecting motor development; motor development - a theoretical model. Part 2 Infancy: prenatal and infant growth; infant reflexes and rhythmical stereotypes; rudimentary movement abilities; infant perception. Part 3 Childhood: childhood growth and development; fundamental movement abilities; physical development of children; children perception and perceptual motor development; childhood self-concept development.