Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Each year, the Institute of Child Development brings together a group of distinguished investigators who share a common desire to understand the nature of development.

How Qualitative Data Analysis Happens: Moving Beyond "e;Themes Emerged"e; (Volume 2), offers an in-depth look into how qualitative social science researchers studying a wide range of human experiences and dynamics approach their data analyses.

This thorough revision of the highly successful first edition of Life-Span Development offers the reader a wide-ranging and thought provoking account of human development throughout the lifespan.

Originally published in 1974.

Notes from a Child Psychologist features ten composite case studies based on the authors work over three decades as a psychologist for children and adolescents.

This volume inserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics.

Although computational modeling is now a widespread technique in cognitive science and in psychology, relatively little work in developmental psychology has used this technique.

Shows why reading and writing are essential to developing a consciousness of language that, in turn, lies at the core of rationality.

This book celebrates the pioneering work and contributions of Helen J.

This book provides an in-depth insight into what is currently known and relatively unknown about youths' online peer engagement.

Originally published in 1994.

In this beautifully illustrated storybook, part of the School Start series, children with language needs can explore the story of Bozo the Clown as he tries to make a new friend.

Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 68, the latest release in this classic resource on the field of developmental psychology, includes a variety of timely updates, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

A critical part of early childhood development is the development of "e;theory of mind"e; (ToM), which is the ability to take the perspective of another person.

Whether or not infants' earliest perception of the world is a "e;blooming, buzzing, confusion,"e; it is not long before they come to perceive structure and order among the objects and events around them.

This book focuses on the structure and development of conscience, a subject that has been dominant in developmental psychology since the 18th century.

First published in 2000.

This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive, neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language acquisition.

School Success for Kids With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders gives parents and teachers of students with Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, mood disorders, or other emotional and behavioral disorders the strategies they need to help these kids overcome their struggles and find success in school.

This groundbreaking, provocative book presents an overview of research at the disciplinary intersection of psychoanalysis and linguistics.

To their everyday life with children, parents bring a number of ideas about development and about parenting.

Attachment theory has become a key focus of both research and practice in understanding and treating psychological and social risk for marital and relationship problems, parenting and clinical disorders.

School attendance problems, even in mild forms, are a significant risk factor for social, behavioral, and academic problems in childhood and adolescence.

With contributions from a global team of experts this book provides a comprehensive overview of information processing biases in children and adolescents.

This timely volume brings together well-established scholars and emerging voices to explore research methods and ethics in Neurodiversity Studies.

The vast majority of work in theoretical linguistics from a generative perspective is based on first language acquisition and performance.

Paradox for Life Review explains how older adults' levels of self-esteem become the lens through which they review their reminiscences.

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.

Enriching ESOL Pedagogy: Readings and Activities for Engagement, Reflection, and Inquiry is a collection of thought-provoking articles and activities designed to engage practicing and prospective ESOL teachers in an ongoing process of reflecting on, critically examining, and investigating theory and practice.

With a government plagued by systemic ills and deep ideological divides, democracy, as we know it, is in jeopardy.

This handbook examines the psychology of fatherhood throughout the lifespan and across multiple contexts.

Children are the most criminally victimized segment of the population, and a substantial number face multiple, serious "e;poly-victimizations"e; during a single year.

Offering insight on Mexican American culture, families, and children, this book provides an interdisciplinary examination of this growing population.

This new standout volume is the first to describe developmental areas associated with social competence and social communication, as well as provide evidence-based information on effective assessment and intervention for children who have problems with social communication and social interactions.

This volume is concerned with elucidating similarities and differences in enculturation processes that help to account for the ways in which individuals in different cultures develop.

The second edition of this engaging text reflects a welcome new paradigm for aging-that of aging as a positive stage of life.

This book presents a theory of autistic subjectivity from a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective.

Tackling the difficult issues facing those who work with traumatized and sometimes dangerous young people and their families, this new volume shows how professionals can bring about positive change and growth through the creation of "e;holding"e; and healing therapeutic environments.

This collection offers original, state-of-the-art contributions from leading authorities in children's televisual media.

First published in 1997.

Den eigenen "Lebenskarren" voranbringen, das ist nicht immer leicht.

This handbook applies proven techniques, derived from bilingual/bicultural classrooms, to teaching literacy in the twenty-first century.

This psychobiographical study of the renowned French pediatrician and psychoanalyst Francoise Dolto introduces both her theories of child development and her unique insights into language and identity.

Teaching Deaf Learners: Psychological and Developmental Foundations explores how deaf students (children and adolescents) learn and the conditions that support their reaching their full cognitive potential -- or not.

This book is a Machine-Generated Literature Overview of personal EI development.

This book presents leading experts on the scientific study of gender, providing their views on what we know today about the relationship between gender nonconformity in childhood and future adult sexual identities or behaviors.