Human Odyssey

Integrating developmental principles into a lifespan perspective, this chronologically organized text presents theory, up-to-date research, issues, and applications. It covers all aspects of human development. This text encourages students to develop critical thinking skills through features examining issues such as day care, health care, and surrogate parenting.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Kaplan, Paul S.

Psychology & Counseling

Wadsworth Publishing

This text takes an ecological, whole-environment approach toward teaching children with all aspects of exceptionality in order to optimize their development. A thorough text with coverage of gifted children, children at risk, and exceptional minority children and the special risks that affect them. The text uses research to challenge myths and stereotypes surrounding exceptional children, and asks students to discuss issues by placing themselves in the position of parents and teachers of exceptional children. Suggestions for teaching and helping families are offered, and family interaction is stressed.

Pathways for Exceptional Children: School, Home, and Culture

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Wadsworth Pub. Co.

Study Guide for Pathways for Exceptional Children

Reference

Integrating developmental principles into a lifespan perspective, this chronologically organized text presents theory, up-to-date research, issues, and applications. It covers all aspects of human development. This text encourages students to develop critical thinking skills through features examining issues such as day care, health care, and surrogate parenting.

The human odyssey: Life-span development

West Pub. Co.

Educational Psychology for Tomorrow's Teacher

West Group

A chronological presentation of child and adolescent development with heavy use of examples and applications. Strong research base, yet applied and issues-oriented for students who intend to use material in an educational or practical setting. Full chapter on language. Interactive learning features include question/answer opener, new Cross-Cultural Currents, new The Child in the Year 2000, and Action/Reaction cases. This edition is a more concise, 14-chapter text with full-color.

A Child’s Odyssey: Child and Adolescent Development

A child's odyssey: Child and adolescent development

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Instructor's manual with Test bank to accompany A child's odyssey: Child and adolescent development

Paul Kaplan presents multiple perspectives on the issues surrounding adolescence in order to give students a more complete picture of topics and debates. Based around five key themes, adolescence is a time of choices; it is shaped by context and influenced by group membership; the adolescent experience has changed over the last 50 years; and current views of adolescence are becoming more balance, admin-text discussion not only covers the problems and challenges adolescents face, but also the positive adjustments and coping mechanisms they use.

Adolescence

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