Theories of Infant Development - Softcover

 
9780631233381: Theories of Infant Development

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This volume provides an authoritative survey of all the major theories of infant development.

  • An authoritative survey of major theoretical issues in infant development.
  • Written by leading scholars in the field of infancy.
  • Each chapter either presents a distinct theoretical approach to infant development or reviews contrasting theories in a specific subfield.
  • Pays particular attention to current theoretical controversies.
  • Contributors include Eugene Goldfield, Andy Meltzoff, Marinus van Ijzendoorn, Mark Johnson and Annette Karmiloff-Smith, among others.

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Gavin Bremner is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Lancaster. He is the author and editor of several books, including the popular textbook Infancy (Blackwell Publishers, 2nd edition, 1994) and the Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development (Blackwell Publishing, 2002). Alan Slater is Reader in Developmental Psychology at the University of Exeter. He is co-editor of the Blackwell Reader in Developmental Psychology (Blackwell Publishers, 1999), and co-editor with Gavin Bremner of Introduction to Developmental Psychology (Blackwell Publishing, 2003).

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This volume provides an authoritative, up-to-date survey of theories of infant development. The contributors, who are all leaders in their field, present a wide range of theoretical perspectives on development in infancy. Each one provides advanced treatment of the issues and addresses current theoretical controversies in their area of expertise. The book is divided into three major sections, covering the development of perception and action, cognitive development, and social development and communication. Within these sections, each of the book’s twelve chapters presents a specific theoretical approach or reviews contrasting theories in a particular area. The editors provide a preface linking and contextualizing the material.

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This volume provides an authoritative, up-to-date survey of theories of infant development. The contributors, who are all leaders in their field, present a wide range of theoretical perspectives on development in infancy. Each one provides advanced treatment of the issues and addresses current theoretical controversies in their area of expertise. The book is divided into three major sections, covering the development of perception and action, cognitive development, and social development and communication. Within these sections, each of the book’s twelve chapters presents a specific theoretical approach or reviews contrasting theories in a particular area. The editors provide a preface linking and contextualizing the material.

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ISBN 10:  0631233377 ISBN 13:  9780631233374
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2003
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