Child Development and Education (5th Edition)

Child Development and Educationbridges the gap between theory and practice, showing those who teach and care forinfants, children, and adolescents how to apply developmental research and theory to everyday practice.More so than any other text,Child Development and Education not only describesdevelopmental phenomena--for infants through late adolescence--but alsofaciliates observations ofandanalyses ofwhat children say, do, and create, ensuring that educatorscan make informed decisions that meet children's and adolescent's needs.

Newto the fifthedition is asensitvity to the cultural and bioecological nature of development. New features of thetextsituate children and adolescentsin the contexts of their upbringing and articulate the implications of these experiences for educators and other professionals.Illustrated is the diverse nature of development and how it is influenced by social, environmental, and cultural contexts.

Also newto thisedition is support for teacher licensure preparation. Teacher candidatesare alerted to developmental concepts and theorists theyneed to know, andare provided practice test questions andcase studies toreview, demonstrating for them how to prepare for their licensure exam.