4KEY BENEFITS: Students are provided with an exceptionally clear and coherent understanding of child development, emphasizing the interrelatedness of all domains-physical, cognitive, emotional, and social-throughout the text narrative and in special features. Berk's signature engaging writing style, rich examples, and research-based practical applications inspire active, engaged student learning. Focusing on education and social policy as critical pieces of the dynamic system in which the child develops, Berk pays meticulous attention to the most recent scholarship in the field. Berk helps students connect their learning to their personal and professional areas of interest and their future pursuits as parents, educators, heath care providers, social workers, and researchers.

KEY TOPICS: Theory and Research in Child Development, Foundations of Development, Cognitive and Language Development, Personality and Social Development, Contexts for Development

MARKET: Child Development, Child and Adolescent Development