Development Through the Lifespan - Laura Berk

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Résumé :
For courses in Human Development Unparalleled Among Human Development Texts ? In a Class by Itself With its seamless integration of up-to-date research, strong multicultural and cross-cultural focus, and clear, engaging narrative, Development Through the Lifespan has established itself as the market's leading text. The dramatically revised Seventh Edition presents the newest, most relevant research and applications in the field of human development today. Featuring compelling topics, rich examples, and author Laura Berk's signature storytelling style, this new edition is the most current and engaging text available. Available to package with Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition, MyLab™ Human Development is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to further engage students and improve learning. MyLab Human Development is ideal for courses requiring robust assessments. Learn more. Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition is also available via Revel™, an interactive digital learning environment that is a less expensive alternative to the print textbook, enabling students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Revel's new mobile app lets students access and interact with their text anywhere, anytime, on any device, giving students the flexibility of toggling between their phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. Learn more.

Biographie:
Laura E. Berk is a distinguished professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught child, adolescent, and lifespan development for more than three decades. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master's and doctoral degrees in child development and educational psychology from the University of Chicago. She has been a visiting scholar at Cornell University, UCLA, Stanford University, and the University of South Australia.

Berk has published widely on the effects of school environments on children's development, the development of private speech, and the role of make-believe play in development. Her empirical studies have attracted the attention of the general public, leading to contributions to Psychology Today and Scientific American. She has also been featured on National Public Radio's Morning Edition and in Parents Magazine, Wondertime, and Reader's Digest.

Berk has served as a research editor of Young Children, a consulting editor for Early Childhood Research Quarterly, and an associate editor of the Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology. She is a frequent contributor to edited volumes, having written the article on social development for The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion and the article on Vygotsky for The Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. She is coauthor of the chapter on make-believe play and self-regulation in the Sage Handbook of Play in Early Childhood and the chapter on psychologists writing textbooks in Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You, published by the American Psychological Association.

Berk's books include Private Speech: From Social Interaction to Self-Regulation; Scaffolding Children's Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education; Landscapes of Development: An Anthology of Readings; and A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Evidence. In addition to Development Through the Lifespan, she is author of the best-selling texts Child Development and Infants, Children, and Adolescents, published by Pearson. Her book for parents and teachers is Awakening Children's Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference.

Berk is active in work for children's causes. She serves on the governing boards of the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies and of Artolution, an organization devoted to engaging children, youths, and their families in collaborative public art projects around the world as a means of promoting conflict-resolution, relief from trauma, and resilience. Berk has been designated a YWCA Woman of Distinction for service in education. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 7: Developmental Psychology.

Sommaire:

• PART I - THEORY AND RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
• 1. History, Theory, and Research Strategies
• PART II - FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT GENETIC FOUNDATIONS
• 2. Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations
• 3. Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
• PART III - INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: THE FIRST TWO YEARS
• 4. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
• 5. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
• 6. Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
• PART IV - EARLY CHILDHOOD: TWO TO SIX YEARS
• 7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
• 8. Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
• PART V - MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: SIX TO ELEVEN YEARS
• 9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
• 10. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
• PART VI - ADOLESCENCE: THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
• 11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
• 12. Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
• PART VII - EARLY ADULTHOOD
• 13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
• 14. Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
• PART VIII - MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
• 15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
• 16. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood
• PART IX - LATE ADULTHOOD
• 17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
• 18. Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
• PART X - THE END OF LIFE
• 19. Death, Dying, and Bereavement