Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Lexical Processing and Second Language Acquisition provides a comprehensive overview of research on second language lexical processing, integrating converging research and perspectives from Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition.

Peer Interaction and Second Language Learning synthesizes the existing body of research on the role of peer interaction in second language learning in one comprehensive volume.

Peer Interaction and Second Language Learning synthesizes the existing body of research on the role of peer interaction in second language learning in one comprehensive volume.

How do children's early physical experiences influence their future health and well-being?

What helps babies and young children develop proficient social skills?

In The Means to Grow Up, Robert Halpern describes the pedagogical importance of "e;apprenticeship"e;-a growing movement based in schools, youth-serving organizations, and arts, civic, and other cultural institutions.

In The Means to Grow Up, Robert Halpern describes the pedagogical importance of "e;apprenticeship"e;-a growing movement based in schools, youth-serving organizations, and arts, civic, and other cultural institutions.

The volume opens a new frontier in parent-child communication research as it brings together veteran researchers and newcomers to explore the communication of parents and children as they create relationships outside the family.

The volume opens a new frontier in parent-child communication research as it brings together veteran researchers and newcomers to explore the communication of parents and children as they create relationships outside the family.

First published in 1987.

First published in 1987.

In pre-industrial societies, people moved from childhood to adulthood directly, getting married and going to work early in life.

In pre-industrial societies, people moved from childhood to adulthood directly, getting married and going to work early in life.

Lo scopo della psicologia dello sviluppo e descrivere e spiegare i cambiamenti nel comportamento e nelle attivita psicologiche dal periodo prenatale fino alla vecchiaia.

Lo scopo della psicologia dello sviluppo e descrivere e spiegare i cambiamenti nel comportamento e nelle attivita psicologiche dal periodo prenatale fino alla vecchiaia.

First Published in 1986.

First Published in 1986.

First Published in 1985.

First Published in 1985.

First Published in 1985.

First Published in 1985.

The School Years provides a challenging and lively collection of essays on key issues affecting young people in the school setting.

The School Years provides a challenging and lively collection of essays on key issues affecting young people in the school setting.

Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is a major textbook that provides an up-to-date account of theory and research in the rapidly-changing field of child development.

Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook is a major textbook that provides an up-to-date account of theory and research in the rapidly-changing field of child development.

Language Development Over the Lifespan is a reference resource for those conducting research on language development and the aging process, and a supplementary textbook for courses in applied linguistics/bilingualism programs that focus on language attrition/aging and adult literacy development in second languages.

Language Development Over the Lifespan is a reference resource for those conducting research on language development and the aging process, and a supplementary textbook for courses in applied linguistics/bilingualism programs that focus on language attrition/aging and adult literacy development in second languages.

The legacy of English teaching and Christian missionaries is a flashpoint within the field of English language teaching.

The legacy of English teaching and Christian missionaries is a flashpoint within the field of English language teaching.

This updated study of sports and recreation utilizes the most current research, introducing the latest innovations and analyses in new chapters while revising and expanding chapters from the previous edition.

This updated study of sports and recreation utilizes the most current research, introducing the latest innovations and analyses in new chapters while revising and expanding chapters from the previous edition.

First published in 1981.

First published in 1981.

In an era when teachers commonly report that up to half of the children in their classes come from multiple homes and have multiple caretakers, the special psychological challenges of stepparenting have never been in greater need of examination.

In an era when teachers commonly report that up to half of the children in their classes come from multiple homes and have multiple caretakers, the special psychological challenges of stepparenting have never been in greater need of examination.

Athletes are dependent upon a constant supply of accurate and reliable information from the environment whilst performing complex movements.

Athletes are dependent upon a constant supply of accurate and reliable information from the environment whilst performing complex movements.

Although everyone has goals, only some people successfully attain their respective goals on a regular basis.

Although everyone has goals, only some people successfully attain their respective goals on a regular basis.

Although there has been much empirical study within what has been referred to as "e;functional approaches to child language,"e; there has yet to be a major attempt to compare and contrast such proposals.

Although there has been much empirical study within what has been referred to as "e;functional approaches to child language,"e; there has yet to be a major attempt to compare and contrast such proposals.

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This unique resource is perfect for all professionals who wish to understand witchcraft branding as a contemporary form of child abuse.

This volume addresses topics related to the nature of the stress response, the role of environment in individual differences in stress, and the different strategies used for coping with stressful events.

This volume addresses topics related to the nature of the stress response, the role of environment in individual differences in stress, and the different strategies used for coping with stressful events.

This volume considers how children's thinking evolves during development, with a focus on the role of experience in causing change.

This volume considers how children's thinking evolves during development, with a focus on the role of experience in causing change.

Although Lawrence Kohlberg provided major ideas for psychological research in morality for decades, today some critics regard his work as outmoded, beyond repair, and too faulty for anybody to take seriously.

Although Lawrence Kohlberg provided major ideas for psychological research in morality for decades, today some critics regard his work as outmoded, beyond repair, and too faulty for anybody to take seriously.

This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP).