Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

This book''s innovative transformative stance revives the critical-activist gist of Vygotsky''s project to move beyond theoretical-ideological canons in addressing the crisis of inequality.

Written by an award-winning developmental neuroscientist, this is a comprehensive and cutting-edge account of the latest research on the adolescent brain.

This fully revised volume provides a rigorous assessment of the latest research relating to the disclosure of childhood sexual abuse, along with the practical and policy implications of the findings.

This book address fundamental questions of human development, revisiting old questions and applying original empirical findings.

This book address fundamental questions of human development, revisiting old questions and applying original empirical findings.

Updated and expanded to 124 entries, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development remains the authoritative reference in the field.

Updated and expanded to 124 entries, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development remains the authoritative reference in the field.

A comprehensive collection of multidisciplinary perspectives on the forms and functions of play and its importance in development.

A comprehensive collection of multidisciplinary perspectives on the forms and functions of play and its importance in development.

Considers how to implement children''s rights in the twenty-first century through a child rights-based approach to sustainable development.

Brings together top researchers in child and adolescent sexual development to redefine the issues, conflicts, and debates in the field.

Brings together top researchers in child and adolescent sexual development to redefine the issues, conflicts, and debates in the field.

An innovative collection of perspectives on school bullying and cyberbullying from India, Western Europe and Australia.

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective languages?

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective languages?

New perspectives on the complex social dynamics of bullying practices through analyses of children''s experiences, and parents'' and teachers'' perspectives.

New perspectives on the complex social dynamics of bullying practices through analyses of children''s experiences, and parents'' and teachers'' perspectives.

This book presents current research on self-regulation and autonomy, which have emerged as key predictors of health and well-being in several areas of psychology.

This edited volume addresses the potential of Cultural Historical Activity Theory as an analytic tool in debates over higher education reform.

This book presents current research on self-regulation and autonomy, which have emerged as key predictors of health and well-being in several areas of psychology.

This edited volume addresses the potential of Cultural Historical Activity Theory as an analytic tool in debates over higher education reform.

Physical activity is a key element in maintaining the independence and quality of life of older people.

Early Learning and Development offers new models of ''conceptual play'' practice and theory.

Early Learning and Development offers new models of ''conceptual play'' practice and theory.

This volume provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the full range of developmental and acquired communication disorders.

This book shows how individuals develop a unique style or ''melody'' of living, beyond physical and social constraints.

This volume provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the full range of developmental and acquired communication disorders.

This book shows how individuals develop a unique style or ''melody'' of living, beyond physical and social constraints.

A comprehensive exploration of knowing and not knowing, being known and not known in intimate relationships.

A comprehensive exploration of knowing and not knowing, being known and not known in intimate relationships.

This book explores the dynamics in children''s everyday lives as they move between the school and the family.

This book explores the dynamics in children''s everyday lives as they move between the school and the family.

Examines the role of playfulness in animal and human development, highlighting its links to creativity and, in turn, to innovation.

Examines the role of playfulness in animal and human development, highlighting its links to creativity and, in turn, to innovation.

This book describes classroom-tested strategies for improving thinking, feeling and acting in students.

This book describes classroom-tested strategies for improving thinking, feeling and acting in students.

Some of the most frightening and harmful violence in modern society takes place inside the family.

Originally published in 1986, this title was a landmark study of ageing in Australia and a major contribution to the study of gerontology at the time.

A New Approach to Dementia: Examining Sensory and Perceptual Impairment is a groundbreaking work which highlights the non-memory impairments of the dementias to improve both early recognition of dementia and clinical diagnosis, as well as interventions and care.

Developed for an NIH training institute, this volume is organized around the most frequently asked questions by researchers starting their careers in applied research in child and adolescent development.

In the updated third edition of this unique book, Catherine McBride looks at reading and writing development and impairment across a range of languages, scripts, and contexts.