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The Development of Children

Eighth Edition ©2018 Cynthia Lightfoot; Michael Cole; Sheila Cole

The Development of Children has long been acclaimed for its authoritative chronological exploration of how the lives of children are shaped by biological and cultural factors.  In this thoroughly updated new edition, lead author Cynthia Lightfoot builds on the legacy of original aut...

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Look Inside Look Inside The Development of Children by Cynthia Lightfoot; Michael Cole; Sheila Cole - Eighth Edition, 2018 from Macmillan Student Store

Integrated culture and cross-cultural research to understand child development.

The Development of Children has long been acclaimed for its authoritative chronological exploration of how the lives of children are shaped by biological and cultural factors.  In this thoroughly updated new edition, lead author Cynthia Lightfoot builds on the legacy of original authors Michael and Sheila Cole, offering a lively, engaging, and always accessible examination of child development as a process involving the whole child within multiple, mutually influencing contexts. Throughout, the emphasis is on how the interaction of biology and culture contributes both to the universal pathways of development shared by all children  and to the diverse developmental patterns that unfold in the lives of individual children.

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Emphasis on the biocultural perspective. The biocultural perspective presented in the previous edition continues to provide an integrated, conceptual framework for understanding development.

Emphasis on neuroscience and research.  Lightfoot/Cole/Cole presents the current science and findings in the field in a way that helps students see the relevance of the course content in the context of their own lives.

Emphasis on the applications of child development through the “In the Field” feature.

Expanded instructor and students resources.  This edition is accompanied by the new child development simulation, Developing Lives, and is fully integrated with LaunchPad to solve key challenges in the course (www.launchpadworks.com).   Instructors have access to key resources (lecture slides, quizzes, a test bank, Instructor’s Resource Manual, and videos) while students have access to the full ebook and adaptive quizzing through LearningCurve.

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Thoroughly updated research throughout. With over hundreds of new citations, students get a truly contemporary view of the research and its applications today. 

New online simulation, Developing Lives.  The study of child development enters a brilliant new era with Worth’s Developing Lives—a sophisticated, interactive experience in which each student “raises” a virtual child from sperm-and-egg to teenager.  Fully-integrated into LaunchPad, Developing Lives includes a variety of pedagogical resources, including more than 200 videos and animations (many new to this project) plus quizzes and essay questions that are easy to assign and assess.  The Part Openers in the Eighth Edition now include an additional table that connects the milestones in Developing Lives with the corresponding child development milestones.

New LearningCurve adaptive quizzing gives individualized sets of feedback based on each student’s correct and incorrect responses.  ALl the questions are tied back to the ebook to encourage students to read the book in preparation for class and exams.

New Warm Up feature at the beginning of each chapter provides thought-provoking questions and material to lead students to ponder key concepts to come in that chapter.

New Insights and Integration feature at the end of each chapter connects the content from the Warm Up and the content learned in that chapter.

New Now Trending in… feature highlight new research in neuroscience or related subfields of developmental research.

Updated coverage of development and technology.  Research on technology’s impact on child development is a hot area of research and the Eighth Edition covers key topics like the use of electronic devices by infants, cyberbullying, and social media and identity.

 

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  • Assignments come with LearningCurve quizzes offering individualized question sets, feedback, and eBook references that adapt to correct and incorrect answers. If students struggle with a particular topic, they are encouraged to re-read the material and answer a few short additional questions.
  • The Read & Practice gradebook tracks student performance individually and for the whole class, helping instructors prepare for class and one-on-one discussions.

"A detailed text with content so applied and engaging that the student may not realize that they’re taking in course information.  Many sections read more like a choice nonfiction book or interesting essay in a literary/news/information magazine like the New Yorker."
– Myra-Beth Bundy, Eastern Kentucky University

"This text does a very good job at covering the broad topic of child development. I really like that my students would have less frustration understanding the material because of the readability of the text."
– Rachel Romero, Central New Mexico Community College

"Unique organization that is in-between chronological and topical.  Allows students to understand development chronologically, but without missing out on broad themes that span age periods."
– Catherine Caldwell-Harris, Boston University

"I would call it an excellent review of childhood from prenatal development through adolescence.  A solid grounding in the major theories of development with ample examples throughout the text to help students to learn how these theories are applied in research and practice."
– Marlene Bumgarner, Gavilan College

"It is a thorough compilation of child development from prenatal through adolescence.  It is a “bible” for child development and will be a reference you will be referring to for the rest of your career/life.  Would suggest not selling it after the class is done.  Its organization makes it easy for students to follow development."
– Nadine Agosta, San Francisco State University

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development

Part I: In the Beginning
Chapter 2: Biocultural Foundations
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development and Birth

Part II: Infancy
Chapter 4: The First 3 Months
Chapter 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy
Chapter 6: Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Part III: Early Childhood
Chapter 7: Language Acquisition
Chapter 8: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 9: Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 10: Contexts of Development

Part IV: Middle Childhood
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter 12: School as Context for Development
Chapter 13: Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Part V: Adolescence
Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 15: Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

Cynthia Lightfoot

Cynthia Lightfoot is Professor and Head of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine. Her published works focus on the sociocultural contexts of child and adolescent development, most recently, on teen pregnancy.

Michael Cole

Michael Cole is an all-University of California Professor of Psychology, Communication, and Human Development. His home base is the University of California, San Diego, where he is the director of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition. For many years he spent his afternoons participating with children and undergraduates in development-enhancing after-school programs. He is an editor of the journal Mind, Culture, and Activity. He has published widely on the role of culture and schooling in development, for which he has been awarded honorary degrees at Copenhagen University and the University of Helsinki. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academies of Education (of the United States and Russia).

Sheila R. Cole

Sheila Cole is a former journalist who specialized in writing about families, children, development, and education. She is also a children's writer. Her most recent book offers a history of American childhood and is written for young people. She has also authored picture books, historical fiction, and novels for young adults. She participates in literacy programs for homeless adolescents.

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