About the Course
Jan 29th, 2011 by Kim Rybacki
Developmental theorizing that already knows the endpoint, preset at the outset of growth, is not actually a developmental theory
(Harris, 2009)
Overview
This course will include an intensive study of the principles of human development from birth to young adulthood. Throughout the course, we will analyze and discuss some of the theoretical approaches to human development – including social learning, evolutionary, constructivist, information processing, sociocultural, and systems theories. Emphasis will be placed on the “big questions” of developmental psychology in order to use childhood and adolescence as a window for understanding humanity more broadly.
Basic Information
M, W 12:50-2:05 Room VC 10160
Instructor: Kim Rybacki
Office # VC 7-290N
Office hours: by appointment
E-mail: [email protected]
Required Text
The Development of Children, 6th Edition (2008)
Cynthia Lightfoot, Michael Cole, Sheila Cole
Worth Publishers ISBN # 9781429202251
Also available as e textbook at Coursesmart
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