Lifespan Development / Edition 1

by Sharleen L. Kato Ed.D.

Overview

Lifespan Development is designed to help your students understand human growth and development across the lifespan. The text shows that all people go through similar stages of development. Young children learn to walk, talk, spell, jump, and tell jokes. Teens learn to become more independent. Adults take on more responsibilities for themselves and others. Throughout the lifespan, people continue to develop and change physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally. The text also includes strategies that promote lifespan health and wellness.

· Students will learn about the developmental theories of Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, and beyond.

· A unit is dedicated to career preparation and opportunities that address career paths in human services and in education and training.

· Special features throughout the text cover cultural diversity, health, and safety. Case studies are also included in each chapter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619602311
Publisher:	Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
Publication date:	05/08/2013
Edition description:	First Edition, Text
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Sharleen L. Kato, EdD, of Seattle, Washington, loves teaching as well as learning. She is Professor and Director of Family and Consumer Sciences at Seattle Pacific University where she encourages students to become creative and successful. She has taught undergraduate students for over 20 years. She currently serves as the Family and Consumer Sciences Department Director. She holds a Doctorate in Education, a Master’s in Human Ecology, and an undergraduate degree in Home Economics. Dr. Kato has served on the Bellevue Christian Schools Education Committee and Board of Directors, the Health and Wellness Advisory Committee for Seattle Public Schools, and education committees and task forces for Washington State Public Schools.

Dr. Kato is also the author of two other Goodheart-Willcox textbooks, Teaching and Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Human Development
1. An Introduction to Lifespan Development
2. How and Why People Develop and Learn
3. Family Trends Today
4. Pregnancy and Birth
Stages of Human Growth and Development
5. Infancy: Newborn to Age 1
6. Toddlerhood: Ages 1 through 2
7. Early Childhood: Ages 3 through 5
8. Middle Childhood: Ages 6 through 10
9. Adolescence: Ages 11 through 19
10. Early Adulthood: Ages 20 through 39
11. Middle Adulthood: Ages 40 through 65
12. Older Adulthood: Age 66 Plus
Strategies Promoting Lifetime Human Development
13. Child and Adult Care Resources for Families
14. Providing for Individual and Family Needs
Career Preparation and Opportunities
15. Preparing for Careers
16. Career Paths in Education and Training
17. Career Paths in Human Services