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Understanding Child Development
Author(s): Sara Meadows (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 24 July 1986
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415084369
- ISBN-13: 9780415084369
Book Description
This highly readable text provides an exceptionally clear overview of the whole field of child development, from birth to adolescence. the 2-12 age range is strongly emphasised. All the main areas of child development are fully covered: * perception and understanding * cognitive skills * play and language * personality * social relationships The author draws upon the studies from a wide range of disciplines and shows how these contribute to our understanding of child development, clearly demonstrating how the information can be applied at home and school.
Editorial Reviews
Review
`This is the most wide-ranging and up-to-date account that I have seen of our knowledge of child development.’ – Peter Bryant, Times Higher Education Supplement
