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Child and Adolescent Development for Educators, 2/e
Judith Meece, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Student Study Guide by Nancy Defrates-Densch

Studying Children's Development

Chapter Outline

WHY STUDY CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT?

  • Teachers' Understanding of Children's Development
  • Schools as a Context for Development

HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD

  • The Invention of Childhood
  • Current Status of Children and Adolescents

PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT

  • Definitions and Issues
  • Biological Theories
  • Psychoanalytic Theories
  • Behavioral Theories
  • Cognitive Theories
  • Contextual Theories
  • Importance of Multiple Theories

STUDYING CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT

  • Research Designs
  • Data Collection Methods
  • Judging the Quality of a Study
  • Research Ethics