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Exploring Lifespan Development de Laura E. Berk

Exploring Lifespan Development

Autor Laura E. Berk
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 noi 2022

Destinată nivelului de licență și studiilor universitare superioare, această a patra ediție a lucrării Exploring Lifespan Development reprezintă varianta esențializată a tratatului de referință semnat de Laura E. Berk. Observăm că, deși păstrează numărul de capitole și tematica ediției extinse, acest volum se concentrează pe informațiile fundamentale, oferind o perspectivă mai aplicată asupra psihologiei dezvoltării. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care autoarea reușește să echilibreze rigoarea academică cu o abordare pragmatică, utilă atât în context personal, cât și profesional.

Structura narativă urmează o progresie cronologică riguroasă. Primele două părți pun bazele teoretice și genetice, analizând influențele mediului și perioada prenatală. Ulterior, capitolele sunt grupate pe etape de vârstă — de la primii doi ani de viață, trecând prin copilăria timpurie și mijlocie, până la adolescență și începutul maturității. Această organizare permite o înțelegere clară a evoluției fizice, cognitive și emoționale în fiecare stadiu.

Acoperă aceeași arie tematică precum Lifespan Development - International Student Edition de Tara L. Kuther, dar Exploring Lifespan Development se diferențiază printr-o concentrare mai mare pe sinteza informației și pe integrarea cercetărilor recente din neuroștiințe și perspective multiculturale. În timp ce volumul lui Tara L. Kuther pune accent pe contextul social larg, Laura E. Berk oferă o experiență de lectură mai fluidă, axată pe mecanismele interne ale dezvoltării și pe relevanța lor imediată în viața de zi cu zi. Textul este însoțit de resurse digitale moderne, facilitând integrarea în sistemele de management al învățării (LMS).

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781071895221
ISBN-10: 1071895222
Pagini: 688
Dimensiuni: 213 x 276 mm
Greutate: 1.25 kg
Ediția:Fourth Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Această ediție este ideală pentru studenții la psihologie sau asistență socială care au nevoie de o sinteză clară a etapelor dezvoltării umane. Cititorul câștigă acces la cele mai noi cercetări multiculturale, prezentate într-un limbaj accesibil, fără a fi copleșit de detaliile tehnice ale unui tratat masiv. Este un instrument de lucru eficient care transformă teoria academică în competențe practice pentru viitoarea carieră.

Despre autor

Laura E. Berk este o profesoară emerită de psihologie la Illinois State University, fiind recunoscută la nivel mondial pentru contribuțiile sale în domeniul dezvoltării copilului. Cu o experiență de peste trei decenii în cercetare și predare, Berk a publicat numeroase lucrări de referință, printre care și Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Activitatea sa se concentrează pe influența mediului educațional asupra dezvoltării cognitive și pe rolul jocului în evoluția copilului. Stilul său de scriere implicat și riguros a transformat manualele sale în resurse standard pentru universitățile din întreaga lume.

Descriere scurtă

Exploring Lifespan Development, Fourth Edition , the shorter, essentials version of Development Through the Lifespan , Seventh Edition, covers the same topics and contains the same number of chapters, but presents only the essential information, with an exceptionally strong emphasis on applications. Exploring Lifespan Development also includes all the great features Berk’s texts are known for — an engaging writing style, exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus, rich examples, the most up-to-date research, and practical applications that help students relate the subject to their personal and professional lives.

All print formats are available for pre-order now with publication set for late July. E-book formats will be available for purchase in mid-July with prices starting at $72.00 for a 180-day rental.

Cuprins

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

Notă biografică

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 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 has been a frequent contributor to edited volumes, having written the article on social development in The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion and the article on Vygotsky in 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; A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Evidence; and Awakening Children's Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference. She is author of the best-selling higher education texts Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Infants and Children, Development Through the Lifespan, and Exploring Lifespan Development, now published by SAGE.
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 and youth in community-based public art projects around the world as a means of promoting trauma relief and resilience. She is founder of Illinois Art Station, an initiative that provides educative and self-expressive experiences in the visual arts to children, adolescents, and their families in her community, with a special focus on reaching underserved and at-risk young people. Berk has been designated a YWCA Woman of Distinction for her service in education. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 7: Developmental Psychology.

Descriere

Now published by Sage! Exploring Lifespan Development, Fourth Edition, the essentials version of Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition, by best-selling author Laura E. Berk, includes the same topics, the same number of chapters, and the same outstanding features, with a focus on the most important information and a greater emphasis on practical, real-life applications. The text's up-to-date research, strong multicultural and cross-cultural focus, along with Berk's engaging writing style, help students carry their learning beyond the classroom and into their personal and professional lives. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge Import this title's instructor resources into your school's learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don't use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.