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Child Development Paperback - 2012

by Laura E. Berk

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This edition of this topical approach to child development continues its tradition of utilizing cutting-edge research and pedagogy.

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  • Title Child Development
  • Author Laura E. Berk
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition International ed
  • Pages 1
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pearson Educacion
  • Publication date 2012-04
  • ISBN 9780205197668 / 0205197663
  • Dimensions 10.83 x 8.46 x 0.63 in (27.51 x 21.49 x 1.60 cm)
  • Category Family / Parenting / Childbirth
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.231

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Laura E. Berk is a distinguished professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught child and human development to both undergraduate and graduate students for more than three decades. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master's and doctoral degrees in child development and educational psychology from the University of Chicago. She has been a visiting scholar at Cornell University, UCLA, Stanford University, and the University of South Australia. Berk has published widely on the effects of school environments on children's development, the development of private speech, and recently, the role of make-believe play in development. Her research has been funded by the U.S. Office of Education and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. It has appeared in many prominent journals, including" Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Development and Psychopathology, " and" Early Childhood Research Quarterly." Her empirical studies have attracted the attention of the general public, leading to contributions to" Psychology Today" and" Scientific American." She has also been featured on National Public Radio's" Morning Edition" and in" Parents Magazine, Wondertime, " and" Reader's Digest." Berk has served as research editor of" Young Children" and consulting editor of" Early Childhood Research Quarterly. " Currently, she is associate editor of the" Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology." She is a frequent contributor to edited volumes on early childhood development, having recently authored chapters on the importance of parenting, on make-believe play and self-regulation, and on the kindergarten child. She has also written the chapter on development for" The Many Faces of Psychological Research in the Twenty-First Century" (Society for the Teaching of Psychology), the article on social development for" The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion, " the article on Vygotsky for the" Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, " and the chapter on storytelling as a teaching strategy for" Voices of Experience: Memorable Talks from the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology" (Association for Psychological Science). Berk's books include" Private Speech: From Social Interaction to Self-Regulation, Scaffolding Children's Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education, Landscapes of Development: An Anthology of Readings, " and" A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Evidence." In addition to" Child Development," she is author of the best-selling texts" Infants, Children, and Adolescents "and" Development Through the Lifespan, " published by Pearson. Her book for parents and teachers is" Awakening Children's Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference." Berk is active in work for children's causes. In addition to service in her home community, she is a member of the national board of directors and chair of the Chicago advisory board of Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization that provides intensive literacy intervention to thousands of low-income preschoolers across the United States, using college and university students as interveners. Berk is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division, 7: Developmental Psychology.

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