![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/sites/dl/free/0072322357/title/Meece2e02_sm.jpg) 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
Learning ObjectivesAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Explain the importance of studying child development for teachers. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe four different views of children's development and explain how differing views may influence teacher practice. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Discuss the influences schools have on children's cognitive, social, and emotional development. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe how our ideas about childhood and children are shaped by social, economic, and historical circumstances. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Discuss current demographic trends occurring with children in our society and how these trends will affect schools in the future. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Explain the importance to teachers of being knowledgeable about various theories of child development. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe the issues of debate in child development. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe the major theoretical perspectives on child development and the assumptions underlying each. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Identify the advantages and disadvantages of different research designs and data collection methods. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Identify what to look for when judging the quality of a study. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe the ethical guidelines that must be followed in research studies involving children and adults. |
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