Please note that this book is currently out of print and it is not known if there will be any further editions, as this is the 1st edition.
isbn: 0137619332
binding: paperback
condition: new, never used
publisher: Prentice Hall
pages: 662
title: Child Development and Education
authors: Teresa M. McDevitt, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
description
Child Development and Education is a comprehensive child development text written specifically for educators. Focusing on concepts and principles that are important to developmental theorists and to educational practitioners, this text is uniquely useful to those interested in the educational implications of developmental scholarship.
Unique Features:
Applies Developmental Theory to Classroom Practice: Development and Practice features offer concrete educational strategies for facilitating student development. Observation Guidelines tables help the reader develop skills in observing developmental nuances in children and adolescents.
Showcases Real Students and Their Work: The text extensively illustrates concepts and research with cases about and artifacts from real children and adolescents. Authentic case studies begin and end each chapter. The text also makes frequent use of actual artifacts from children's journals, sketchbooks, and school assignments.
Explores the Core Themes in Development: Every chapter examines ways in which development is the complex product of interacting forces
