Readings on the Development of Children, Third Edition [Paperback]

Mary Gauvain (Author), Michael Cole (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0716751356 | ISBN-13: 978-0716751359 | Publication Date: June 30, 2000 | Edition: Third Edition

Readings on the Development of Children is an excellent supplement in a development course, or as the primary text in graduate-level seminars. The new edition offers 37 readings, 21 new to this edition.  The new articles were chosen to expose readers to recent research in rapidly changing areas of the field, such as brain development, early concepts, socioemotional development, and adolescent well-being. Each article is now followed by 10 thought-provoking review questions.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

MARY GAUVAIN, University of California Riverside. MICHAEL COLE, University of California, San Diego. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Worth Publishers; Third Edition edition (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0716751356
• ISBN-13: 978-0716751359
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,096,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent supplement to an outstanding text., July 13, 2001

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Rocco B. Rubino "Rocco R." (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Readings on the Development of Children, Third Edition (Paperback)

Gauvain and Cole's "Readings on the Development of Children-3d Edition" is an excellent supplement to an outstanding text. Where so many "workbook" type supplements are little more than an encapsulation of material already covered in the main text, "Readings..." is a collection of classic and contemporary articles that provides an excellent springboard for discussion in graduate level seminars.

I especially like the fact that each reading is followed by discussion questions that encourage studentts to think more broadly about key concepts.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not what i was looking for, November 12, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Readings on the Development of Children (Hardcover)

I was very disappointed in this book. I expected it to directly support the text but it was simply a collection of articles. While the articles were useful, I was expecting the "readings" to be more closely tied to the text.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Readings Review, August 8, 2009

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lacey rader (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Readings on the Development of Children (Paperback)

This book was not what I expected. It is too technical to use as a reference guide if your in college. The title of the book is very misleading. It should be titled research and data.