Of Children With Infotrac An Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

This accessible, chronologically organized text introduces the major topics, issues, terminology, and theories in child and adolescent development. Lefrancois is known for his friendly, student-oriented writing, which includes personal anecdotes that bring the material to life in a unique and involving way. The author stresses the application of the concepts of developmental psychology to students' career and educational goals. A major emphasis in the new edition is the importance of the contexts (relationship) within which children develop, with special attention to cross-cultural and multicultural issues. The new edition represents a major rethinking of the text with five new emphases, as well as a thorough updating throughout the text.Lefrancois, Guy R. is the author of 'Of Children With Infotrac An Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development', published 2000 under ISBN 9780534526054 and ISBN 0534526055.