`This is an impressive work... and will provide the advanced reader with a rich source of theory and evidence. There is a huge amount to be got from the book and I suspect it will become a key work - J Gavin Bremner, Department of Psychology, Lancaster UniversityThe Handbook of Developmental Psychology is a comprehensive, authoritative yet frontier-pushing overview of the study of human development presented in a single-volume format. It is ideal for experienced individuals wishing for an up-to-date survey of the central themes prevalent to developmental psychology, both past and present, and for those seeking a reference work to help appreciate the subject for the first time. The insightful contributions from world-leading developmental psychologists successfully and usefully integrate different perspectives to studying the subject, following a systematic life-span structure, from pre-natal development through to old age in human beings. The Handbook then concludes with a substantive section on the methodological approaches to the study of development, focusing on both qualitative and quantitative techniques.This unique reference work will be hugely influential for anyone needing or wishing for a broad, yet enriched understanding of this fascinating subject. It will be a particularly invaluable resource for academics and researchers in the fields of developmental psychology, education, parenting, cultural and biological psychology and anthropology.
Introduction - Jaan Valsiner and Kevin J Connolly The Nature of Development The Continuing Dialogue of Processes and Outcomes PART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL APPROACHES AND PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT Probabilistic Epigenesis of Development - Gilbert Gottlieb Genetics and the Development of Brain and Behavior - Douglas Wahlsten Developmental Psychology and the Neurosciences - Sidney J Segalowitz and Louis A Schmidt Historical Contexts for Development - Hideo Kojima PART TWO: PRENATAL AND INFANT DEVELOPMENT Prenatal Psychological and Behavioral Development - Peter Hepper On the Development of Perception and Action - Claes von Hofsten Early Cognitive Development - Jonas Langer et al Ontogeny and Phylogeny Tool Use and Tool Making - Ad W Smitsman and Raoul M Bongers A Developmental Action Perspective Social Relations and Affective Development in the First Two Years in Family Contexts - Kurt Kreppner PART THREE: DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD The Role of Language in Human Development - Nancy Budwig Social Development in Cultural Contexts - Angela Branco Cooperative and Competitive Interation Patterns in Peer Relations Strengths and Weaknesses of Cognition over Preschool Years - Eduardo Mart[ac]i Development of Play - Anthony D Pellegrini and Peter Smith Developmental Disorders - Brian Hopkins An Action-Based Account PART FOUR: DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD Contemporary Families as Context for Development - Peter Stratton Schooling and the Development of Literacy - David Olson and Janette Pelletier Memory and Knowledge Development - Wolfgang Schneider and David Bjorklund PART FIVE: DEVELOPMENT IN PRE-ADOLESCENCE AND ADOLESCENCE Children's Relationships and Development of Person-Context Relations - Thomas Kindermann Morality and Context - Usha Menon A Study of Hindu Understandings From Early Attachment Relations to Adolescent and Adult Organization of Self - Harke Bosma and Coby Gerlsma PART SIX: DEVELOPMENT IN ADULTHOOD Adult Cognitive Development - Kurt Fischer, Zheng Yan and Jeffrey Stewart Dynamics in the Development Web Goal-Directed Activities and Life-Span Development - Jeanette A Lawrence and Agnes E Dodds Dialogical Processes and Development of the Self - Hubert J Hermans and Els Hermans-Jansen Cognitive Processes in Ageing - Patrick Rabbitt et al Wisdom - Ursula M Staudinger and Ines Werner Its Social Nature and Lifespan Development PART SEVEN: METHODOLOGY IN THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT Qualitative Methodology - Jonathan Smith and Fraser Dunworth Quantitative Models for Developmental Processes - John R Nesselroade and Peter C M Molenaar Dynamic Systems Approaches and Modeling of Developmental Processes - Paul van Geert
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