Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications (5th Edition) (MySearchLab Series)

This engaging book, written with the help of extensive scholarship and leading scholars, introduces learners to twenty-four different theorists and compares and contrasts their theories on how we develop as individuals. Emphasizing the theories that follow and build upon the developmental tradition established by Rousseau, this text also covers theories in the environmental/learning tradition. For individuals interested in the psychology of child development.

• Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children
• The Discovery of the Child
• The Secret of Childhood
• Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course
• The Absorbent Mind
• Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14
• Nurturing the Spirit: In Non-Sectarian Classrooms
• The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language that Helps Children Learn
• Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for Grades Pre-K-2 (Volume I) (3rd Edition)
• The Human Spark: The Science of Human Development