Handbook of Child Psychology, Volume 4: Child Psychology in Practice, 6th Edition

Part of the authoritative four-volume reference that spans the entire field of child development and has set the standard against which all other scholarly references are compared. Updated and revised to reflect the new developments in the field, the Handbook of Child Psychology, Sixth Edition contains new chapters on such topics as spirituality, social understanding, and non-verbal communication. Volume 4: Child Psychology in Practice, edited by K. Ann Renninger, Swarthmore College, and Irving E. Sigel, Educational Testing Service, covers child psychology in clinical and educational practice. New topics addressed include educational assessment and evaluation, character education, learning disabilities, mental retardation, media and popular culture, children's health and parenting. V. 1. Theoretical Models Of Human Development / Volume Editor, Richard M. Lerner -- V. 2. Cognition, Perception, And Language / Volume Editors, Deanna Kuhn And Robert Siegler -- V. 3. Social, Emotional, And Personality Development / Volume Editor, Nancy Eisenberg -- V. 4. Child Psychology In Practice / Volume Editors, K. Ann Renninger And Irving E. Sigel. Editors-in-chief, William Damon And Richard M. Lerner. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. HANDBOOK OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; Contributors; Reviewers; Preface to Handbook of Child Psychology, Sixth Edition; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction: Child Psychology Research in Practice; Section I: Research Advances and Implications for Practice in Education; Section II: Research Advances and Implications for Clinical Applications; Section III: Research Advances and Implications for Social Policy and Social Action; Author Index; Subject Index. This book is part of a 4 volume set that reflects current understanding of child psychology. Focusing on the concerns of a new century and now in its 6th edition the series is the definitive child psychologist's guide and reference work For decades, books on childbirth and infant care dominated the parenting or family sections of bookstores.