Infants and Children: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood — Books a la Carte

This product will no longer be available for purchase effective May 31 2022. NOTE: This loose-leaf three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes all at an affordable price. For courses in Child Development Visit the Showcase Site to see sample chapters get information on the supplements (including sample videos and on-line simulations) and much more. A best-selling chronologically organized child development text Berk and Meyers Infants and Children: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood is relied on in classrooms worldwide for its clear engaging writing style exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus rich examples and long-standing commitment to presenting the most up-to-date scholarship while also offering students research-based practical applications that they can relate to their personal and professional lives. The authors takes an integrated approach to presenting development in the physical cognitive emotional and social domains; emphasize the complex interchanges between heredity and environment; and provide exceptional attention to culture. Renowned professor researcher and author Laura Berk is joined by new coauthor Adena Meyers. As faculty colleagues in the Department of Psychology at Illinois State University they have collaborated on numerous projects and their distinct areas of specialization and tremendous expertise make them a great team for coauthoring this new edition. Together they present the latest theories and findings in the field to students in a manageable and relevant way. Berk and Meyers signature story-like conversational style invites students to actively learn beside the texts characters who experience real issues in development including physical cognitive and peer challenges as well as parenting and educational concerns. Berk and Meyers also help students connect their learning to their personal and professional areas of interest speaking directly about issues students will face in their future pursuits as parents educators heath care providers social workers and researchers. As members of a global and diverse human community students are called on to intelligently approach the responsibility of understanding and responding to the needs and concerns of children. While carefully considering the complexities of child development the authors present classic and emerging theories in an especially clear engaging writing style with a multitude of research-based real-world cross-cultural and multicultural examples. Strengthening the connections among developmental domains and of theory and research with applications this editions extensive revision brings forth the most recent scholarship representing the changing field of child development. Infants and Children: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood Eighth Edition is also available via Revel an immersive learning experience designed for the way todays students read think and learn. Learn more.