Carol K. Sigelman

Elizabeth A. Rider

Known for its clear, straightforward writing, grounding in current research, and well-chosen visuals and examples, Sigelman and Rider's text combines a topical organization at the chapter level and a consistent chronological presentation within each chapter. Each chapter focuses on a domain of development and traces developmental trends and influences in that domain from infancy to old age. Each chapter also includes sections on infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The blend of topical and chronological approaches helps students grasp key transformations that occur in each period of the life span. Other staples of the text are its emphasis on theories and their application to different aspects of development and its focus on the interplay of nature and nurture in development. This edition expands its examination of both biological bases of and sociocultural influences on life-span development. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Life-Span Human Development

By combining the best of topical and chronological approaches, this text presents life-span development as a motion picture rather than as a series of individual snapshots.

Life-span Human Development

Nadine Ballam

Mark Kohler

Linda De George

Kimberley Cunial

Life Span Human Development is about the development of human beings – from conception to death. It highlights similarities as well as differences in developmental stages, and it asks fundamental questions about why we humans develop as we do. Taking a unique integrated topical and chronological approach, each chapter focuses on a topic or domain of development – such as physical growth, cognition, or personality – and traces developmental trends and influences in that domain from infancy to old age. Premium online teaching and learning tools are available on the MindTap platform. Learn more about the online tools au.cengage.com/mindtap

Life Span Human Development 4e

Find your own voice! Highly engaging, well-researched, and balanced, this second edition takes a close look at current issues, theory, and research in the psychology of women. You will hear many voices in this text––from women of various racial and cultural backgrounds and social classes, from different sexual orientations, and voices that are young and old and also middle aged. You’ll also explore multiple perspectives on issues, so you can draw your own conclusions about the information you’re reading, and ultimately find your own voice.

Psychology of Women

Our Voices

Ruth H. Nawotniak

A Practical Guide to Teaching and Assessing the ACGME Core Competencies, Second Edition Elizabeth A. Rider, MSW, MD, FAAP; Ruth H. Nawotniak, MS, CTAGME Teach, assess, and document the competencies with this best-selling, step-by-step guide. This book and downloadable tools provide a fully updated, step-by-step guide to help residency program directors, coordinators, and medical educators teach, assess, and document all six ACGME core competencies. With expanded content from 11 experts in the field, this resource offers best practices, sample tools, and in-depth expert insights for each of the competencies. Moreover, this second edition includes learning activities for each competency, as well as a new chapter on "the hidden curriculum."What's new in this edition? New chapter examining the "hidden curriculum" in GME, focusing on ways that the culture of the learning environment influences how residents learn to treat their patients and coworkers, as well as approaches to align the hidden and formal curricula Six new contributing authors who share their best practices for teaching and assessing the core competencies Fully updated reviews of the medical education literature to ensure you have the most up-to-date methods for documenting and measuring resident competency Expanded evaluation tools, forms, and resources. With this book and downloadable tools, you will be able to: Get the in-depth understanding needed to teach the competencies to faculty and residents Use sample tools, forms, and methodologies as a basis for teaching and assessing the competencies Save time otherwise spent searching for competency-specific articles and resources, synthesizing the information, and developing tools from scratch Master difficult competencies like practice-based learning and improvement and systems-based practice Develop objective measures and evaluations for the traditionally more subjective competencies like professionalism and interpersonal and communication skills This resource is organized by competency for your convenience. Each competency chapter includes: Definition of the competency and introduction Teaching suggestions Assessment tools Sample forms Curriculum ideas

A Practical Guide to Teaching and Assessing the ACGME Core Competencies

Packed with the latest research and vivid examples, Sigelman and Rider's LIFE-SPAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 10th edition, equips you with a solid understanding of the overall flow of development and the key transformations that occur in each period of the life span. Written in clear, straightforward language, each chapter focuses on a domain of development -- such as cognitive or personality development -- and traces developmental trends and influences in that domain from infancy to old age. Sections on infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood are included. The text emphasizes theories and their use in helping us understand development, focuses on the interplay of nature and nurture in development, and also provides an expansive examination of both biological and sociocultural influences on life-span development. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Elizabeth A. Rider

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