This course concerns the development in childhood and adolescence. It examines in-depth changes in cognitive, social, and emotional development that occur during these development phases. The course will include an overview of major research methods and theories in childhood and adolescence research. Research on the major issues in childhood and adolescent development will be covered, including linguistic development, numerical knowledge, and social‐emotional development.
This book produces a current and comprehensive overview of child and adolescent development. It adopts the topical approach which is to organize the text around areas of development and follows each from its origins to its mature forms. Beginning with an introduction to developmental psychology, the book then proceeds to the discussion of biological foundations of development, cognitive development, social and personality development, and the context of development. Besides, the fundamental interplay is stressed among biological, cognitive, social and cultural influences of every aspect of development, so as to present the whole person and the holistic character of development.
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