Child Development and Education bridges the gap between theory
and practice, showing those who teach and care for infants,
children, and adolescents how to apply developmental research
and theory to everyday practice. More so than any other text,
Child Development and Education not only describes developmental
phenomena--for infants through late adolescence--but also
faciliates observations of and analyses of what children say,
do, and create, ensuring that educators can make informed
decisions that meet children's and adolescent's needs. New to
the fifth edition of Child Development and Education is a
sensitvity to the cultural and bioecological nature of
development. New features of the text situate children and
adolescents in the contexts of their upbringing and articulate
the implications of these experiences for educators and other
professionals. Illustrated is the diverse nature of development
and how it is influenced by social, environmental, and cultural
contexts. Also new to the fifth edition is supp