Understanding Children's Development (Smith Peter K.)(Paperback)

Understanding Children's Development (Smith Peter K.)(Paperback)

Understanding Children's Development is the UK's best-selling developmental psychology textbook and has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and rigorous research-based approach. This dynamic text emphasizes the practical and applied implications of developmental research. It

Young Children's Play: Development, Disabilities, and Diversity (Trawick-Smith Jeffrey)(Paperback)

Young Children's Play: Development, Disabilities, and Diversity is an accessible, comprehensive introduction to play and development from birth to age eight that introduces readers to various play types and strategies and helps them determine when intervention might be needed. Skillfully addressing

Understanding Sustainable Development (Blewitt John)(Paperback)

A truly comprehensive introduction to the topic, Understanding Sustainable Development is designed to give students on a wide range of courses an appreciation of the key concepts and theories of sustainable development. Fully updated, the third edition includes detailed coverage of the Sustainable

OCR a Level Economicsbook 1 (Smith Peter)(Paperback)

Develop students' confidence and understanding progressively through OCR AS and A Level Economics with new case studies to explore key topic areas, worked examples to build the quantitative skills required of the new curriculum and activities to put microeconomic and macroeconomic theory into

Understanding Oracle Apex 5 Application Development (Sciore Edward)(Paperback)

This new edition of Understanding Oracle APEX 5 Application Development shows APEX developers how to build practical, non-trivial web applications. The book introduces the world of APEX properties, explaining the functionality supported by each page component as well as the techniques developers

Young Children's Drawings as a Mirror of Development (Blume Christhilde)(Paperback)

Young Children's Drawings offers observations that support research relating young children's drawings and development. Dr. Blume shows us that predictable, archetypal forms and patterns--the circle, the triangle, the spiral--emerge according to typical stages of development in young children. She

Conditions of Children's Talent Development in Sport (Cote Jean)(Paperback / softback)

Child Development: Concepts and Theories (Mercer Jean A.)(Paperback)

Understanding child development is essential to ensuring a full and rounded psychological grounding, but given the complex nature of the topic it can be a real challenge. Child Development: Concepts and Theories takes a step back to focus just on the key concepts of child development that all

Children's Communication Skills: From Birth to Five Years (Buckley Belinda)(Paperback)

Based on a huge body of research in child language and communication development, Children's Communication Skills uses a clear format to set out the key stages of communication development in babies and young children. Its aim is to increase awareness in professionals working with children of what

Child Development for Teachers (Macblain Sean)(Paperback)

An understanding of child development is an essential part of teaching. This new text supports trainee teachers and Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) to understand how children develop and how their development impacts on their learning. Importantly, the text is written specifically for teachers

Hidden Teacher - Ideology and Children's Reading (Hollindale Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Signs of Childness in Children's Books (Hollindale Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Young Children′s Personal, Social and Emotional Development (Dowling Marion)(Paperback)

Young children's personal, social and emotional development is of central importance to all those working in the Early Years. Offering thought-provoking questions and practical suggestions to help readers to reflect on and develop their own practice, this fourth edition of Marion Dowling's

Understanding Children's Behaviour - Learning to be with others in the Early Years (Tassoni Penny)(Paperback / softback)

BTEC Level 2 Firsts in Children's Play, Learning and Development Student Book (Tassoni Penny)(Paperback / softback)

Early Childhood Development: Pearson New International Edition - A Multicultural Perspective (Trawick-Smith Jeffrey)(Paperback / softback)

From Birth to Sixteen: Children's Health, Social, Emotional and Linguistic Development (Cowie Helen)(Paperback)

This new edition of From Birth to Sixteen outlines children's physical, social, emotional and cognitive development from infancy through to adolescence. In both its practical application of research and its contribution to the assessment of child development, this text provides essential reading

Vygotsky for Educators (Karpov Yuriy V.)(Paperback)

Lev Vygotsky's approach to children's learning and development centers on adult mediation: adults engage children in age-appropriate activities and promote in this context the development of new motives and tools for thinking, problem solving, and self-regulation. Although this approach has earned

Psychology, Human Growth and Development for Social Work: A Comprehensive Guide (O'Brien Emma Zara)(Paperback)

An engaging and accessible introduction to understanding human behaviour and development from a psychological perspective. Written by a psychologist with extensive teaching experience, it offers a clear and systematic exploration of psychological concepts and research, and discussion of their

An Educator's Guide to Infant and Toddler Development: Understanding and Responding Appropriately (Kaywork Jennifer)(Paperback)

An Educator's Guide to Infant and Toddler Development is a comprehensive and approachable guide to the growth, learning and development of children from birth to age 3. Beginning with the foundations of infant and toddler education, environments and family relationships, this essential text

Reflective Practice and Professional Development (Tarrant Peter)(Paperback)

The connections between reflective practice and professional development are the focus for this book, which offers guidance to support lasting change and provides strategies to enable self-initiated professional development. With case studies from new and experienced teachers, as well as examples

Cancer Code - A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery (Fung Dr Jason)(Paperback / softback)

Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing for the development of more effective treatments. For the first time ever, the death rate from cancer is showing a steady decline ... but the 'War on Cancer' has hardly been

Understanding Development (Minelli Alessandro)(Paperback)

Using familiar examples and easy-to-follow arguments, this concise book offers fresh alternatives to a number of widespread misconceptions about development. It will appeal to anyone interested in novel views and ideas in biology, including biologists, science educators, philosophers, students and

Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse - A Wartime Romance (McCall Smith Alexander)(Paperback / softback)