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In the Second Edition of Scientific Writing for Psychology, veteran teacher, editor and author, Robert V. Kail provides straightforward strategies along with hands-on exercises for effective scientific writing in a series of seven lessons. Kail shares an abundance of writing wisdom with "tools of the trade"—heuristics, tips, and strategies—used by expert authors to produce writing that is clear, concise, cohesive, and compelling. The exercises included throughout each extensively class-tested lesson allow students to practice and ultimately master their scientific writing skills.
Research Made Relevant Children and Their Development, 6e demonstrates how research translates into practice. Written by a well-known and respected researcher in the field of child development, this topically organized text uses unique and effective pedagogy as its main framework. The book focuses on practice through its accessible writing, modular format, and application-based features, such as: Focus on Research, Cultural Influences, Spotlight on Theories, Improving Children's Lives, and Child and Development and Family Policy. Topic coverage includes the prenatal period through adolescence, which best suits Child Development courses in Psychology, Education, Human Development, Child and Family Studies, and Early Childhood Education.
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ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW, International Edition fills the need for a shorter text that emphasizes the essential, defining features of modern research and theory in human development. Using a modified chronological approach and emphasizing the biopsychosocial framework, the text provides: a streamlined, readable account of human development across the life span; conceptual foundations that enable students to become educated and critical interpreters of developmental information; and an introduction to relevant research and its application to important issues in life-span development. Among the most important aspects of this book is its integration of pedagogical featu...
In the first two volumes of the series we elected to cover a broad spectrum of topics in the environment and behavior field, ranging from theoretical to applied, and including disciplinary, interdiscipli nary, and professionally related topics. Chapters in these earlier vol umes dealt with leisure and recreation, the elderly, personal space, aesthetics, energy, behavioral approaches to environmental problems, methodological issues, social indicators, industrial settings, and the like. Chapters were written by psychologists, sociologists, geogra phers, and other social scientists, and by authors from professional design fields such as urban planning, operations research, landscape architectur...
Note: If you are purchasing an electronic version, MyPsychLab does not come automatically packaged with it. To purchase MyPsychLab, please visit www.MyPsychLab.com or you can purchase a package of the physical text and MyPsychLab by searching for ISBN 10: 0133770796/ ISBN 13: 9780133770797. The fourth Canadian edition of Children: A Chronological Approach is an effective textbook for college students studying child development in a course with a chronological framework. Its attractive, heavily illustrated, modular format helps students understand the evolution of child development research, theory, and applications, without overwhelming them. It provides students with a book written in an accessible, consistent style and at an appropriate level for new college students. A new "What would an educator/health professional/counsellor/parent do?" feature highlights the applied nature of the curriculum, enhancing student learning and engagement. For visual learners, the fourth Canadian edition also includes a new "Developmental Milestones" chart that maps physical, cognitive, and psychosocial developments at each stage of childhood, from the prenatal period to adolescence.
Children and Their Development, Third Canadian Edition, by Robert Kail and Anne Barnfield provides a solid, research-oriented overview of child-development science. Using a topical organization with modules, the text focuses on research and theory and makes the material accessible for students with effective pedagogy to enhance the learning experience. It uses fundamental developmental issues as a foundation for integrating studies, and demonstrates that child-development research methods are diverse and complementary, the results of which can be used to improve the lives of children and their families.