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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

Essay Questions



1

Examine the demographic changes discussed in the text. Choose one of them and consider the impact this is likely to have on your classroom. What are some strategies you, as a teacher, can employ to address this?

2

Discuss three reasons teachers need a working knowledge of child development.

3

Discuss the following issues in development and indicate why it is important to consider these issues in studying child development.
  • nature vs. nurture
  • stability vs. plasticity
  • continuity vs. discontinuity
  • passive vs. active child
  • endpoint vs. no endpoint









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