In this topically organized introduction to child development, John Santrock balances the content instructors want with the and pedagogy students need. Child Development 9th edition continues Santrock’s tradition of presenting cutting edge research and offering strong, integrated coverage of culture, ethnicity and gender, and school related issues. An expert consultant reviewed each chapter to ensure that the latest research is reflected. For students, the text’s highly praised pedagogical system has been enhanced to improve understanding of how all of the material fits together.
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John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches developmental psychology and educational psychology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and introductory psychology at the undergraduate level. Dr. Santrock's research on father custody is widely cited and used in expert witness testimony to promote flexibility and alternative considerations in custody disputes. His research has included publication in the Journal of Educational Psychology that focus on the contextual aspects of affectively-toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He recently was a member of the editorial board of Developmental Psychology and his publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: CHILD DEVELOPMENT, Eighth Edition; LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT, Seventh Edition; CHILDREN, Sixth Edition; PSYCHOLOGY, Sixth Edition; and EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.
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it takes the fun out of child development,
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The paperback version is nice because it's cheaper... but after reading it, I think I would prefer the hard cover. Paperback books of a small size are fine, but this one is too large to work as a paperback. I have a hard time reading it because if I put it on my lap it sort of flops over and I can't see the whole page.As to the content... I found it to be a little insulting. A lot of the points the text makes are sort of trite and obvious. It says things like "children are our future." This is true, but it doesn't seem like something that needs to be said in a college level textbook. It looks pretty, with nice pictures and quotes in the margins, but there just doesn't seem to be much substance. I think a topic as interesting as child development should have a more interesting book.
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Good book,
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I got this book, the 10th edition because the 11th is brand new and very expensive. This one is just about the same and works just fine for the class I have that requires this book.
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I find this book to be a bit structured and I need to understand the content clearer. I tried to purchase a study guide but there was none avalable
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- Research Manual in Child Development by Lorraine Nadelman on 5 pages
- Family Transformation Through Divorce and Remarriage: A Systemic Approach by Margaret Robinson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Retrospect and Prospect in the Psychological Study of Families by James P. McHale on page 32, page 222, and page 224
- Parents Whose Parents Were Divorced (Haworth Marriage and the Family) by Terry S Trepper on page 47, page 69, and page 70
- Continuity and Change in Family Relations: Theory, Methods and Empirical Findings (Advances in Family Research Series) by Rand D. Conger on page 343, and page 376
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