Infancy - Gross, Dana

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Résumé :

Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Beliefs about Babies: Historical Perspectives on Children and Childhood
Chapter Overview
Why Do We Study Infants?
Development as Transformation
Impact of Early Experience
Research Methods and Tools
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Recurring Themes in the Study of Child Development
The Path of Development: Stages versus Continuous Change
Heredity and the Environment
Active or Passive Development?
Typical and Atypical Development
Culture and Context in Historical Perspective
Box 1.1. Studying Children and Childhood with a Historical LensHistorical Perspectives on Infancy and Early Childhood
Historical Studies of Children and Childhood
Views of Children
Family Life
The Development of the Field of Child Development
Child Development Research, Theory, and Practice
G. Stanley Hall
Maria Montessori
John Watson
Arnold Gesell
Anna Freud
Margaret Mahler
Myrtle McGraw
John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth
Child Development Organizations
Wrapping It Up: Summary and Conclusion

Biographie:
Dana Gross is professor of psychology at St. Olaf College, where she teaches infant development and developmental psychology and leads short-term study-abroad programs. She has been a faculty member at St. Olaf since 1988. In teaching, research, and scholarship, she emphasizes the interplay of nature and nurture, contextual variations development, practical applications of research findings, ethical community engagement, and policy considerations. She has developed short-term study abroad courses in India, China, and Norway, as well as student assignments to promote global learning in her on-campus courses....

Sommaire:

The fourth edition of Infancy is a comprehensive and accessible core text for courses in infant development and early childhood development. Dana Gross's sensitive and engaging teaching voice seamlessly weaves together research and theory with current issues of diversity and culture. This resource provides students with enough detail to understand methodological issues, explore both practically and theoretically important topics, and engage in thinking critically about development from birth to age three. Each chapter of this newest edition has updated coverage and instructor-friendly materials, including:
diversity, equity, and inclusion topics and perspectives...