Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development (Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology)

Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development (Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology)

by Peter K. Smith (Editor)

Synopsis

This Handbook provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of research and theory about social development in children from pre-school age to the onset of adolescence.* Forms part of a series of four Blackwell Handbooks in Developmental Psychology spanning infancy to adolescence.* Contributors come from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and the US.* Covers all the major topics in research and theory about childhood social development.* Synthesises the latest research findings in an accessible manner.* Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 688
Publisher: WB
Published: 16 Mar 2004

ISBN 10: 0631217533
ISBN 13: 9780631217534

Media Reviews
a set of carefully packed, tightly condensed springs which offer the reader jumping-off points and signposts to further work. Certainly it is a book for reference and to spend time with. (Terence Gaussen, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, January 2004)
Author Bio
Peter K. Smith is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is co-author of the leading textbook Understanding Children's Development (Third Edition, Blackwell, 1998), among many other books and articles. Craig H. Hart is Professor and Chair of the Marriage, Family, and Human Development department at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He has co-authored 50 scientific papers and three edited volumes on children's social development and early childhood education practices. He is associate editor of Early Childhood Research Quarterly.