Child & Developmental Psychology

Written for pre-service and in-service educators, as well as parents of children in preschool through grade five, this book connects research in co...

Over the last two decades, researchers have made significant discoveries about the causes and origins of delinquency. Specifically, we have learned...

How might society benefit if children were recognized as independent thinkers, capable of seeing clearly and contributing in valuable ways to our w...

This Handbook is a comprehensive volume outlining the foremost issues regarding research and teaching of second language speaking, examining such d...

In this book H.D. Adamson reviews scholarship in sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, comparing theories of variation in first and sec...

We use the word all the time, but what exactly is self-esteem, and how do young people develop it? Feeling Like Crap explores how a young person's ...

This book explores current research on young children’s beliefs and knowledge about the biological world – otherwise known as ‘folkbiology’. Contri...

This new book examines the interrelationship between neuroscience and developmental science to help us understand how children differ in their capa...

Originally published in 1951, this title is a study in developmental psychology with special reference to the effect of various types of religion o...

Given the 2006 GREAT GERONTOLOGY AWARD for outstanding contribution to gerontological research by the Swedish Gerontological Society Received a V...

This new book examines the interrelationship between neuroscience and developmental science to help us understand how children differ in their capa...

The intersection between morality and emotion is not always easily discernible. Researchers often choose to treat these concepts separately, and in...

Where do children go and what do they do outdoors? How do they evaluate their own environment? What are their likes and dislikes? What would they l...

Published in 1938, this book documents a psychological study carried out on behalf of the Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Comprising 25 schools, th...

Conducting International Research and Service Collaborations: Tips, Threats, and Triumphs provides academic researchers, as well as non-profit and ...

Our children grow up into a world of stories—in books, on screens—but what do they make of the stories we offer them? What do they think and feel a...

With reports from several studies showing the benefits of teaching young children about morphemes, this book is essential reading for anyone concer...

The culmination of almost seven decades of research, A Trio of Pursuits: Puzzles in Human Development is the magnum opus of the career of Dr. Jerom...

How might society benefit if children were recognized as independent thinkers, capable of seeing clearly and contributing in valuable ways to our w...

The Effective Anger Management for Children and Youth manual and workbook are specially designed for teachers, counsellors, social workers, psychol...

In the classic edition of this outstanding book, originally published in 1998, Richard Frankel explores adolescence as a crucial, unique, and turbu...

While advice abounds from a variety of sources before parents embark on their parenting journeys, the only parent preparation we actually receive c...

The purpose of this book is to promote the value of translanguaging in EFL teaching contexts. To date, translanguaging has been discussed mostly in...

This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to the key theoretical perspectives and methodologies in developmental psychology. It integrat...