Child Development From Infancy to Adolescence

An Active Learning Approach

NEW TO THIS EDITION:  

•  The new edition is available as a digital option through SAGE Vantage, an intuitive digital platform that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools—including video—all designed to enable students to better prepare for class. Learn more. 

•  Enhanced Test Your Knowledge features include videos of students answering select true/false questions with follow-up commentary by the authors.

• Approximately 1,500 new references reflect cutting-edge topics such as the Zika virus and prenatal development, educational apps and children’s learning, selfies and narcissism, and transgender and gender-nonconforming children and teens
•  A streamlined organization of cognitive development chapters provides more continuity in the coverage of the basic cognitive processes: attention, memory, executive function, and social cognition.
• Expanded coverage of cultural diversity, including topics such as intersectionality and neurodiversity, helps instructors be more inclusive in presenting a broad range of possible developmental pathways.
• Critical thinking questions at the end of each section prompt students to apply and integrate what they’ve read in order to expand their understanding of the material beyond memorization.
• Increased focus on positive psychology and positive youth development aligns with the field’s movement toward a model that looks more closely at the strengths and protection factors in development, which has influenced how professionals work with children and families.
• Continuity between chapters and topics has been enhanced through references to information from previous chapters or alerts for information in upcoming chapters.

KEY FEATURES:

• A hallmark active learning approach engages students in personal, real-world applications of research and theory throughout each chapter.
• Chapter-opening Test Your Knowledge assessments, revisited within the chapter, help students address common misconceptions about the field.
• Journey of Research sections illuminate how research evolves and informs new ideas on key child development topics.
• Active Learning print and video content demonstrates a wide range of activities, from actions students can try themselves to interactions with infants, children, and adolescents.