The Developmental Psychology Arena provides professionals, researchers, instructors and students with information on the range of Developmental Psychology books produced by Routledge, Psychology Press, and also by Guilford Press.
Subjects covered by this Arena include: Adolescence, Adulthood, Attachment, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychopathology, Development of Social Cognition, Emotional Development, Gerontology (Aging), Language Development, Lifespan Development, Moral Development, Parenting, Perceptual Development, Piagetian Studies, Social Development and Theory of Mind.
Developmental Psychology News:
The Development of Emotional Intelligence: A Case Study
How do children learn about the expression and meaning of emotions – both happy and sad?
This book answers questions regarding the foundations of emotional intelligence and examines children from birth to 2 years of age becoming emotionally literate as they are socialised into their family environment.
The author presents an overview of the literature on the subject, and in the second part of the book presents a case study in which the concepts introduced in the first part of the book are revisited.
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Special Issue Call for Papers - “Innovative Methods for the Study of Change and Development
A special issue of European Journal of Developmental Psychology will be published on the subject of Innovative Methods for the Study of Change and Development.
The issue will be guest edited by Matthias Reitzle of the University of Jena, Germany. The general aim of this special issue is to disseminate innovative ideas of modelling change and development to a larger audience of developmental researchers. The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2012.
New Brochure: Cognitive Development Books & Journals
The Psychology Press brochure of new publications in Cognitive Development is now available.
It includes new and recent books for researchers and professionals, textbooks for instructors and students, journals, and links to free journal articles.
Portraits of Pioneers in Developmental Psychology
Utilizing an informal, sometimes humorous style of writing, this book brings to life 16 developmental psychologists who made a significant contribution to their field.
Written by noted scholars, each chapter provides a glimpse into the personal and scholarly lives of these innovative ‘pioneers’.
This engaging book can be used as a supplementary text for undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the history of psychology and/or developmental, child, or lifespan psychology taught in psychology, education, and human development.
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New European writers sought for Journal of Cognition & Development
The Journal of Cognition and Development, official journal of the Cognitive Development Society, is currently seeking new writers from outside its traditional contributor base.
Ranked in both the Experimental and Developmental categories in the JCR® with a 5-Year Impact Factor of 2.19*, the journal is particularly interested in receiving outstanding articles of European origin.
If you have a manuscript or idea for an article that fits the concerns of the journal, we want to see it!
*Impact Factor © 2011 Thomson Reuters, 2010 JCR®