Child Development (Eastern Economy Edition)

This book continues to be the cutting edge standard for child development texts. It is topically organized and has engaging writing style, exceptional cross cultural and multi cultural focus, rich examples and up to date scholarship. It also offers students research based, practical applications that they can relate to their personal and professional lives. The ninth edition represents the rapid transformations that have taken place in the field with a wealth of new content and teaching tools. Diverse pathways of change are highlighted, the complex, bidirectional relationship between biology and environment is given greater attention, inclusion of interdisciplinary research is expanded, the links among theory, research and application, a theme of this book since its inception are strengthened, both health and education are granted increased attention, the role of active student learning is made more explicit. What reviewers are saying. "berk's child development is about as good as an undergraduate textbook could get. It is lively, readable and engaging. " scott p. Johnson, ucla" the overall organization and coverage of berk's text are excellent. The chapters cohere and interweave quite nicely. I like all the features used throughout the text and each edition of child development features cutting-edge material. " john c. Gibbs, the ohio state university