Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Observing and understanding child development Observing and understanding child development Debra Ahola,Abbe Kovacik,Deb Ahola [This] is a text designed to help students and practitioners alike learn how to gather and interpret data to gain insight into child development. The reader is first introduced to the importance and… OL13673694W
The absorbent mind The absorbent mind Maria Montessori Based on the lectures given by Dr. Maria maria Montessori at Ahmedabad, during the first training course to be held after her internment in India, which lasted till the end of World War 2. In it she … OL1542658W
NurtureShock NurtureShock Po Bronson Award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman demonstrate that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring--because key twists in the science … OL15838784W
The first three years & beyond The first three years & beyond Edward Zigler Drawing on research from the social sciences and studies on the brain to answer questions and exploring what they mean for social policy and child and family development, this book offers recommendat… OL15842810W
The nature of the child The nature of the child Jerome Kagan Includes sections on children's emotions and morality. OL1830108W
Developmental psychology Developmental psychology Richard D. Gross,Rob McIlveen Early socialisation - Cognitive development - Social behaviour and diversity in development - Adolescence, adulthood and old age. OL20980107W
Observing children Observing children Wendy Cross,Diana Vennis,Carole Sharman This is a guide to observation techniques for all those working with children under 8 years. It looks at why child-care workers need to observe children and then gives clear instructions on how to ca… OL24844805W
Le Developpement affectif et intellectuel de l'enfant Le Developpement affectif et intellectuel de l'enfant H. Bidault,Bernard Golse De nombreuses théories se sont attachées à dégager des modèles fonctionnels et à décrire les différentes étapes de l'ontogenèse psycho- affective. Après avoir présenté les apports principaux des plus… OL27741371W
How children fail How children fail John Caldwell Holt A series of informal memos describing how typical grade-school pedagogy suppresses a child's innate desire to learn, leaving the child frustrated, confused, and fearing failure. OL2945072W
Thinking goes to school Thinking goes to school Hans G. Furth Proposes to show how children can be prepared to develop their full potential as 'thinking' human beings. The activities or 'games' described provide a general foundation which should help the child … OL3344160W
Child Art in Context Child Art in Context Claire Golomb "Child Art in Context: A Cultural and Comparative Perspective examines the process of creative expression in child art. More than 100 drawings and sculptures illustrate the genesis and development of… OL4449071W
The Infant's World (The Developing Child) The Infant's World (The Developing Child) Philippe Rochat "As they stare at crib mobiles, their mothers, or their own toes, what do infants know? What do they feel, and how do they come to understand what's happening around them and within their own bodies?… OL6499892W
On development and education of young children On development and education of young children Lili E. Peller Abstract: A synthesis of psychoanalytic ideas and educational practice was achieved in the works and thought of Lili Peller, as reviewed in a collection of her papers. The influence of Freud and Mont… OL6666245W