The Cambridge encyclopedia of child development
2018
eBook
Abstract: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development remains the most authoritative and accessible account of all aspects of child development. Written by an international team of experts, its comprehensive coverage includes everything from prenatal development to adolescence, pediatrics, theories and research methods, physical development, social and emotional development, perceptual and cognitive development, language development, psychopathology, and parenting.
Main title:
The Cambridge encyclopedia of child development / edited by Brian Hopkins, Lancaster University, Sally Linkenauger, Lancaster University.
Author:
Hopkins, Brian, 1940-, editorLinkenauger, Sally, 1982-, editorGeangu, Elena, 1977-, editorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
Second edition.[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2018.
Collation:
1 online resource (157 entries) : 259 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xviii, 973 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations (some color)
Contents:
List of contributors -- Editorial preface -- Foreword / Charles A. Nelson III -- Acknowledgments: external reviewers -- Introduction: Study of child development: an interdisciplinary enterprise -- Part I. Theories of development -- Part II. Methods in child development research -- Part III. Prenatal development and the newborn -- Part IV. Perceptual and cognitive development -- Part V. Language and communication development -- Part VI. Social and emotional development -- Part VII. Motor and related development -- Part VIII. Postnatal brain development -- Part IX. Developmental pathology -- Part X. Crossing the borders -- Part XI. Speculations about future directions -- Appendix 1. Developmental interdisciplinary research: four topics for consideration -- Appendix 2. Question, issues, and recommendations for future research.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781786846662 (electronic version)9781107103412 (hardback)
Dewey class:
305.23103
LC class:
HQ767.9
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
501821
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