Child Development: An Introduction
SECTION 1 THE STUDY OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
1) Introduction
2) Cultural, Diversity, and Mental Health
SECTION 2 BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
3) Biological Beginnings, Prenatal Development, and Birth
4) Physical Development and Health
SECTION 3 COGNITION, PERCEPTUAL DEVEOPMENT, AND LANGUAGE
5) Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development
6) Cognitive Developmental Approaches
7) Information Processing
8) Intelligence
9) Language Development
SECTION 4 SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
10) Emotional Development
11) The Self and Identity
12) Gender
13) Moral Development
SECTION 5 SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF DEVELOPMENT
14) Families, Peers, and Schools
APPENDIX Careers in Child Development
The Third Canadian edition of Santrock Child Development is designed to connect with today's students. Child Development highlights the connections among different aspects of children’s development through a systemic, integrative approach to help students better understand the concepts, theories, and research presented in the course. Santrock incorporates a Learning Goals system that guides students to review, connect, and reflect on the material frequently. The Third Canadian edition has expanded the Canadian context in child development with current Canadian research and statistics. Santrock also provides the latest research on topics discussed in the classroom, including neuroscience and neurodiversity. The Third Canadian edition of Santrock is available in Connect. Connect is an award¿winning digital teaching and learning solution designed to enhance your teaching style. It allows you to deliver, personalize and measure your course with ease. Plus, Connect can integrate with your LMS system to provide a seamless experience for you and your students
Expanding the Canadian Context. The Third Canadian edition expands the Canadian context in child development through new research and content. Canadian research and considerations are included, as well as coverage of topics like neuroscience and neurodiversity; neurobiology, emotion, and cognition; cultural factors, mental health, and wellness, including expanded coverage of international research; biological factors and their interaction with environments and experiences; gender similarities and differences, including gender identity; digital technology; and family socioeconomic and demographic factors.
Chapter Organization. To better reflect Santrock’s focus on culture, diversity and mental health, the content that was formerly covered in Chapter 14 has moved. Culture, Diversity, and Mental Health is now included in Chapter 2.
Updates to Every Chapter. Every chapter of the Third Canadian edition has been updated with current research and statistics, ensuring the material is relevant for students.
Learning Goals System. The Learning Goals system in Child Development provides extensive learning connections throughout the chapters. The learning system connects the chapter-opening outline, learning goals for the chapter, mini-chapter outlines that open each main section of the chapter, Review, Connect, and Reflect at the end of each main section, and the chapter summary at the end of each chapter.
Canadian Content. Coverage of Canadian research, statistics, and examples are integrated throughout the text.
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