Human Development & Family Sciences

Guides students through an investigative process of problem-solving with pedagogy designed to help students of all levels. Examples and exercises from a wide variety of topic areas use current, real data to provide students insight into how and why statistics are used to make decisions in the real world.

Offering a diverse variety of perspectives, and integrates theory with research and applications. Each chapter presents the history, scholarship, and critiques of one principal family theory. Numerous examples and illustrations augment and clarify content, while application questions encourage students to relate these theories to the real world. After each chapter, a follow-up journal article exemplifies how that particular theory is used to guide actual research.

An established core text designed to help students develop their leadership and management skills. Topics include: stress, decision-making, motivation, leadership, teams, communication, and change. Cases, self-assessment exercises, and numerous examples provide students with the opportunity to apply concepts and theories discussed in the chapter. Focusing exclusively on organizational behavior in both public and nonprofit organizations, this text will help students develop a better understanding of the differences and similarities in public and nonprofit organizations, as well as the way they interact with one another and with the private sector. Broadened coverage of issues related to ethics and diversity offers students a broader perspective on important issues to consider, such as the examination of implicit and explicit bias, generational differences, and power and privilege; Additional discussions of collaboration, inclusion, and participation, both within the organization and with external constituencies, show students the value rationale for engagement and its practical effects.

Integrating infant mental health services into early education programs leads to better child outcomes and stronger parent "child relationships--the big question is how to do it appropriately and effectively. The text covers key issues such as screening and assessment, attachment, emotional dysregulation and aggression, risk and resilience, maternal depression, and children's exposure to trauma. Readers will research-based guidance they can use to recognize indicators of mental health problems in very young children, including emotional dysregulation and behavioral and developmental changes.

Presents the basic ideas of developmental psychology apply to their own lives, the lives of those around them, and the lives of others of all life stages and in cultures all around the world. Berger's narrative voice, wide-ranging cultural perspective, and focus on universal themes captivate students from the outset, helping them grasp the important theoretical and scientific work driving the field of developmental psychology today.

Based on her belief that adults need to have realistic expectations of children, Marion emphasizes understanding young children's development, using a developmentally appropriate approach to guidance, and thinking critically in making wise guidance decisions. Key topics include social-emotional development, guiding children during routines and transitions, a revised presentation on child development, methods of observing, expanded and revised coverage on theories, theoretical application to constructing physical environments for early childhood educators teaching courses on guidance & management of young children.

Ideal for child guidance, discipline, behavior management and classroom management courses in an early childhood education curriculum. It outlines workable steps for creating a cooperative, respectful community of children and adults with special emphasis on sensitivity to cultural needs, differences, social justice and developmentally appropriate practice. Students learn a range of practical, effective and flexible guidance strategies based on principles of straightforward communication, respect and assertiveness. Aligned with the NAEYC standards.

As a well-respected researcher, Laurence Steinberg connects current research with real-world application, helping students see the similarities and differences in adolescent development across different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds. Through an integrated, personalized digital learning program, students gain the insight they need to study smarter, stay focused, and improve their performance.

Child life is a profession that draws on the insights of history, sociology, anthropology and psychology to serve children and families in many critical stress points in their lives, but especially when they are ill, injured or disabled and encounter the hosts of caregivers and institutions that collaborate to make them well. Children and their families can become overwhelmed by the task of understanding and navigating the healthcare environment and continue to face challenges through their daily encounters. It is the job of child life professionals to provide care and guidance in these negotiations to serve as culture brokers, interpreters of the healthcare apparatus to family and child and the child to medical professionals.