A Child's World: Infancy Through AdolescenceThis chronologically organized text,designed for the Child Development course,is well known for the author team's clear, accessible writing style and innovative pedagogical learning system. A Child's World builds on these strengths with full integration of current Canadian child development research, statistics, and examples and detailed coverage of Canadian policies and institutions that impact child development.A continual focus on the diverse groups that comprise our multicultural society makes the text relevant to students' experiences.Applauded by reviewers and adopters for its combination of research coverage with applications and real-life examples,the text continues to include superior coverage of cross-cultural and social policy topics. |
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