An Introduction to Child Development

An introduction to the main theories of child development, covering the GCSE Psychology/Child Development syllabus and key areas of BTEC Nursing and Caring and BTEC Social Sciences.

Education & Teaching

Davenport, G.C.

Schools & Teaching

Collins Educational

An Introduction to Child Development has established itself as the most popular and useful text available on child development. In a comprehensive coverage of the subject, the book explores all areas of child development, from the theories of Piaget and Freud to a discussion of the nature of intelligence and the effects of the media on aggression in children. This book features: • background readings illustrating key points • examination style questions • summary boxes • end of topic reviews • marginal comments, questions and activities • a user-friendly, no nonsense approach An Introduction to Child Development is widely used by students of GCSE Psychology, and as an introductory text to child development, nursery nursing, and some BTEC and vocational A level courses. It is also valuable to people working with children and interested parents.

Introduction to Child Development

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

HarperCollins, UK

Essential Psychology

HarperCollins, Publishers

A text covering the GCSE Psychology: Child Development syllabus and certain areas of BTEC Nursing and Caring and BTEC Social Sciences, which discusses the main theories of child development, the ways in which psychologists investigate and apply their knowledge and which encourages students to evaluate the methods and use some of the techniques in their own project work. The layout of the book is intended to make it suitable for different styles of teaching. The core text includes review boxes with summaries of key ideas for revision, background reading, and extra notes in the margin containing definitions, comments and open-ended questions and exercises.

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