Books in the Essential Readings in Developmental Psychology series

* Edited by well--known and influential researchers in the field * Takes an interactive, rather than nativist, approach * Looks forward to the future of research into language development * Can be used as a supplement or as a main text for language development courses.

This volume provides a selection of the articles by key researchers in educational attainment, a core area of developmental psychology. Articles from leading researchers are both introduced and contextualized together with suggestions for further reading.

Provides students with a selection of articles concerning developmental psychology. The articles explore the nature/nurture debate, which has been central to developmental psychology in particular and shaped the wider debate over human nature for the majority of the 20th century.

A collection of the best papers on Early Intervention. It brings together theory, research and practice in EI with young children. It covers a range of topics in childhood development and intervention. Each paper is introduced and contextualised by the editor.

Childhood Social Development: The Essential Readings provides students with a selection of some of the key articles by key researchers in this core area of developmental psychology.

A collection of articles written on children and the law, covering the essential areas of: child victimization; the reliability of children's accounts; truth and lies; children and the legal system; and children as perpetrators.

This work offers a selection of articles by researchers in this growing area of developmental psychology. Topics covered include moral development, sexual development, the family, work, school and social problems.

This work provides students with a selection of some of the key articles by researchers in this area of developmental psychology.

This work provides students with a selection of some of the key articles by researchers in this area of developmental psychology.

This volume provides a selection of the articles by key researchers in educational attainment, a core area of developmental psychology. Articles from leading researchers are both introduced and contextualized together with suggestions for further reading.