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Richard M. Lerner - Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Ecological Settings and Processes - 9781118136805 - V9781118136805
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Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Ecological Settings and Processes

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Description for Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Ecological Settings and Processes Hardcover. The essential reference for human development theory, updated and reconceptualized The Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, a four-volume reference, is the field-defining work to which all others are compared. Num Pages: 908 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 288 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2366.
The essential reference for human development theory, updated and reconceptualized

The Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, a four-volume reference, is the field-defining work to which all others are compared. First published in 1946, and now in its Seventh Edition, the Handbook has long been considered the definitive guide to the field of developmental science.

Volume 4: Ecological Settings and Processes in Developmental Systems is centrally concerned with the people, conditions, and events outside individuals that affect children and their development. To understand children's development it is both necessary and desirable to embrace all of these social and ... Read more

  • Understand the role of parents, other family members, peers, and other adults (teachers, coaches, mentors) in a child's development
  • Discover the key neighborhood/community and institutional settings of human development
  • Examine the role of activities, work, and media in child and adolescent development
  • Learn about the role of medicine, law, government, war and disaster, culture, and history in contributing to the processes of human development

The scholarship within this volume and, as well, across the four volumes of this edition, illustrate that developmental science is in the midst of a very exciting period. There is a paradigm shift that involves increasingly greater understanding of how to describe, explain, and optimize the course of human life for diverse individuals living within diverse contexts. This Handbook is the definitive reference for educators, policy-makers, researchers, students, and practitioners in human development, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and neuroscience.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
2366g
Number of Pages
944
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118136805
SKU
V9781118136805
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Richard M. Lerner
Editor-in-Chief: Richard M. Lerner, PhD is Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science at the Eliot-Pearson Department at Tufts University.? He is the author of many publications, including?Pathways to Positive Development about Diverse Youth?and?New Directions for Youth Development: Theory, Practice, and Research?(Jossey-Bass). Dr Lerner is also a past editor of the?Journal of Research on Adolescence?and?The Handbook of Life-Span Development?(Wiley).

Reviews for Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Ecological Settings and Processes
"This book continues to be the pre-eminent reference source for advanced child psychologists anywhere." (Reference Reviews, May 2016)

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