{"product_id":"child-development-and-education-9780134806778","title":"Child Development and Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComprehensive coverage of child and adolescent development written specifically for educators \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a developmentalist and an educational psychologist, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChild Development and Education\u003c\/em\u003e, 7th Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, clearly shows those who will teach and care for children and adolescents how to apply developmental research and theory to their everyday practice. The book explores developmental phenomena and provides opportunities for readers to practice observations of and analyses of what children say, do, and create. 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Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab Education, search for: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e0134805747 \/ 9780134805740 \u003cem\u003eChild Development and Education\u003c\/em\u003e plus MyLab Education with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePackage consists of: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e0134806727 \/ 9780134806723 MyLab Education with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for \u003cem\u003eChild Development and Education \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e0134806778 \/ 9780134806778 \u003cem\u003eChild Development and Education \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout our authors \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeresa M. McDevitt\u003c\/strong\u003e is a psychologist with specializations in child development and educational psychology. She received a Ph.D. and M.A. in child development from Stanford University's Psychological Studies in Education program, an Ed.S. in educational evaluation from Stanford University, and a B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Now Professor Emerita of Psychological Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado, she served the University of Northern Colorado since 1985 in a variety of capacities--in teaching course in child psychology, human development, educational psychology, program evaluation and research methods; advisement of graduate students; administration and university governance and research and grant writing. Her research focuses on child development, families, and teacher education. She has published articles in \u003cem\u003eChild Development\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLearning and Individual Differences\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChild Study Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMerrill-Palmer Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYouth and Society\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eScience Education\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. She has gained practical experiences with children, including by raising two children with her husband and working as an early childhood teacher of toddlers and preschool children, early childhood special education teacher, and volunteer in school and community settings. Teresa enjoys spending time with her husband, their sons and their be-loved partners, and, when she has the chance, traveling internationally with her family\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeanne Ellis Ormrod\u003c\/strong\u003e is an educational psychologist with specializations in learning, cognition, and child development. She received a Ph.D. and M.S. in educational psychology at The Pennsylvania State University and an A.B. in psychology from Brown University; she also earned licensure in school psychology through postdoctoral work at Temple University and the University of Colorado, Boulder. For many years she was a faculty member at the University of Northern Colorado, where she taught courses in learning and cognition, educational psychology, measurement and research methods; she is currently Professor Emerita of Psychological Sciences at UNC. 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