Cole, Michael, 1938-

The development of children / Michael Cole, Sheila R. Cole. - 4th edition - New York : Worth Publishers, 2001. - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Content

Chapter. 1. The Study of Human Development

Part. I. In the Beginning
Chapter. 2. The Human Heritage: Genes and Environment
Chapter. 3. Prenatal Development and Birth

Part. II. Infancy
Chapter. 4. Early Infancy: Initial Capacities and the Process of Change
Chapter. 5. The Achievements of the First Year
Chapter. 6. The End of Infancy
Chapter. 7. Early Experience and Later Life

Part. III. Early Childhood
Chapter. 8. Language Acquisition
Chapter. 9. Early Childhood Thought: Islands of Competence
Chapter. 10. Social Development in Early Childhood
Chapter. 11. The Contexts of Early Childhood Development

Part. IV. Middle Childhood
Chapter. 12. Cognitive and Biological Attainments of Middle Childhood
Chapter. 13. Schooling and Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter. 14. Social Development in Middle Childhood

Part. V. Adolescence
Chapter. 15. Biological and Social Foundations of Adolescence
Chapter. 16. The Psychological Achievements of Adolescence

Epilogue
Appendix. Guide to Discussions of Specific Aspects of Development

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Child development.

WS 105 C689d 2001