Extensive increase in coverage of brain development. The creation of brain imaging techniques such as fMRI have led to remarkable increases in our knowledge about brain development in recent years; in response, this 10th edition features substantially expanded coverage of children¿s brain development, and where appropriate, images of brain scans.Extensive increase in coverage of brain development. The creation of brain imaging techniques such as fMRI have led to remarkable increases in our knowledge about brain development in recent years; in response, this 10th edition features substantially expanded coverage of children¿s brain development, and where appropriate, images of brain scans. Chapter 4, Prenatal Development: New major section on the early formation of the brain and key neurological processes Chapter 5, Physical Development in Infancy: Expanded coverage of the function of myelination, as well as new graphics that highlight specific functions of brain regions What impact is brain development having on the discipline and on your course?Exposes students to this burgeoning area without instructors having to do the research themselves.Reduction in number of chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 of the ninth edition have been reduced and are now combined into single opening chapter, creating a 16-chapter text. How useful would a text with only 16 chapters be for your course? TOC, Chapter 1 Reduction in number of chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 of the ninth edition have been reduced and are now combined into single opening chapter, creating a 16-chapter text. New length is convenient for a semester long course. The latest research. This edition of Children presents the latest, most contemporary research with more than 1,600 citations from 2000 through 2007. More than 1000 of these are 2004 through 2007 citations, making the 10th edition truly a twenty-first-century rendition of the field of child development. Students and instructors alike are exposed to the most groundbreaking research happening in the field.Tell me about how you incorporate the latest research in the field into your course.Chapter 4: Coverage of recent large-scale Danish study on the increase in psychological disorders in mothers, but not fathers, in the post-partum period (Munk-Olsen & others, 2006) The latest research. This edition of Children presents the latest, most contemporary research with more than 1,600 citations from 2000 through 2007. More than 1000 of these are 2004 through 2007 citations, making the 10th edition truly a twenty-first-century rendition of the field of child development. New and Improved Visual Assets Database! VAD, McGraw-Hill's online database of video & audio clips, photographs, and illustrations for instructors now features improved asset quality, all downloadable to any location you choose. New and Improved Visual Assets Database! VAD, McGraw-Hill's online database of video & audio clips, photographs, and illustrations for instructors now features improved asset quality, all downloadable to any location you choose. www.mhhe.com/vad What kind of resources do you like to incorporate into your lectures and/or online course? Instructors can easily access and download a multitude of high-quality resources for their course. Learning System. To keep students from drowning in the sea of information covered in the course, the Learning System keeps the key ideas in front of them from the beginning to the end of the chapter. Learning goals are presented at the beginning of each chapter (in conjunction with a chapter outline/map), revisited in the ¿Review and Reflect¿ summary that concludes each section, and summarized in a ¿Reach Your Learning Goals¿ end-of-chapter visual. Learning System. To keep students from drowning in the sea of information covered in the course, the Learning System keeps the key ideas in front of them from the beginning to the end of the chapter. Learning goals are presented at the beginning of each chapter (in conjunction with a chapter outline/map), revisited in the ¿Review and Reflect¿ summary that concludes each section, and summarized in a ¿Reach Your Learning Goals¿ end-of-chapter visual. How do your students handle the sheer amount of information covered in the course?Any chapter.Helps students connect with, and keep sight of, the main ideas in the course.
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BRIEF CONTENTS / Preface / SECTION 1 The Nature of Children¿s Development / C H A P T E R 1 Introduction / C H A P T E R 2 The Science of Child Development / SECTION 2 Beginnings / C H A P T E R 3 Biological Beginnings / C H A P T E R 4 Prenatal Development / C H A P T E R 5 Birth / SECTION 3 Infancy / C H A P T E R 6 Physical Development in Infancy / C H A P T E R 7 Cognitive Development in Infancy / C H A P T E R 8 Socioemotional Development in Infancy / SECTION 4 Early Childhood / C H A P T E R 9 Physical Development in Early Childhood / C H A P T E R 10 Cognitive Development in Early Childhood / C H A P T E R 11 Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood / SECTION 5 Middle and Late Childhood / C H A P T E R 12 Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood / C H A P T E R 13 Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood / C H A P T E R 14 Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood / SECTION 6 Adolescence / C H A P T E R 15 Physical Development in Adolescence / C H A P T E R 16 Cognitive Development in Adolescence / C H A P T E R 17 Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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