This engaging book, written with the help of extensive scholarship and leading scholars, introduces learners to twenty-four different theorists and compares and contrasts their theories on how we develop as individuals. Emphasizing the theories that follow and build upon the developmental tradition established by Rousseau, this text also covers theories in the environmental/learning tradition. For individuals interested in the psychology of child development.
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From Locke and Rousseau to Piaget and Bandura, scholars have advanced our understanding of psychological development. In this lively and readable book, Crain introduces the concepts of a number of outstanding theorists, giving special attention to the practical applications of their thought.
This Fifth Edition features new discussions of:- Piaget and his critics
- Freud's mechanisms of defense
- Werner and today's push for early literacy instruction
- Schachtel's views on why adults forget early childhood experiences
- The standards movement that dominates contemporary education
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William Crain is professor of psychology at the City College of New York and is the editor of the journal, Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice. He and his wife Ellen F. Crain, a pediatrician, have three grown children.
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This review is from: Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications (5th Edition) (MySearchLab Series) (Paperback)
As textbooks go, I found this one very readable - not as dense as most. It was a required text for my ed psych class. It's clear and easy to follow as an introduction to the different theories of developmental psychology.
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Great book for Introductions of Development Theories,
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This is a great book for the introduction to the ideas of Theories of Development. Whether it is your first time meeting these theories and their creators or reviewing them to refresh your memory, William Crain's layout of Theories of Development is an easy to understand format.
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This review is from: Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications (5th Edition) (MySearchLab Series) (Paperback)
I am a Ph.D. in education, and I will say that if you want a great overview for introductory students, this is a great text. It's also not as expensive as some of the Human Growth and Development texts out there.
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