Understanding Children's Development: A New Zealand Perspective - Softcover

Understanding Children's Development

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 4th edition. 364 pages. Cover worn. This fully revised and updated edition of a fundamental New Zealand psycholog y text examines how and why children develop and how they are influenced by the people and events in their lives. Discussed are theories of development and lear ning, the importance of early experience, intelligence and assessment, and the f amily. The development of social behavior, gender roles, language, and thinking are also covered. The question of mainstreaming--the integration of children wit h special educational needs into regular preschools and classrooms--is also deba ted. There is a strong emphasis on local conditions and the New Zealand historic al and social context. This new edition addresses the important issue of giving children themselves a voice, in order to better understand their development and to involve them in decisions about their lives. Artikel-Nr. 3620s

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