Exploring Lifespan Development

by Laura E. Berk

This shorter, essentials version of Berk's best-selling "Development Through the Lifespan, 5/e, " covers the same topics and contains the same number of chapters, but presents only the essential information with an exceptionally strong emphasis on applications." Exploring Lifespan Development" includes all the features Berk's texts are known for: Engaging writing style, exceptional cross-cultural focus, rich examples, the most up-to-date research, and practical applications that help students relate the subject to their personal and professional lives. Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher, has refashioned her text to provide the core information in the field with an exceptionally strong emphasis on applications. Visually stunning, pedagogically balanced, and fully integrated, the "Exploring" edition has all the great features of "Development Through the Lifespan, 5e, "in an abbreviated form. The latest theories and findings in the field are made accessible to students in a manageable and relevant way. Berk's signature storytelling style invites students to actively learn beside the text's "characters," who share their influential experiences and developmental milestones. Students are provided with an exceptionally clear and coherent understanding of the sequence and underlying processes of human development, emphasizing the interrelatedness of all domains-physical, cognitive, emotional, social-throughout the text narrative and in special features. Berk also helps students connect their learning to their personal and professional areas of interest. Her voice comes through when speaking directly about issues students will face in their future pursuits as parents, educators, heath care providers, social workers, and researchers. As members of a global and diverse human community, students are called to intelligently approach the responsibility of understanding and responding to the needs and concerns of both young and old. Berk presents the most important classic and emerging theories in an especially clear, coherent, engaging writing style, with a multitude of research-based, real-world, and cross-cultural examples. Strengthening the connections among developmental domains and highlighting the application of theories and research to the real world, this text presents the most important scholarship in the changing field of human development.

Genres: Psychology, School, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Reference, Counselling, Science

523 pages, Unbound

First published June 30, 1904

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good lifespan development textbook. The book comes from a humanistic perspective and I found several places where i disagreed with the bias, being a conservative Christian. Nevertheless, Berk does a good job at surveying the current literature in biology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and education, and pulling it together into a fairly readable study on the experience of being human. Admirable work.

[Kristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was required for a class I taught. I would probably try to pick a different book if given the opportunity.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really good for a textbook.

[Latasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was interesting, but the general layout of the book wasn't too great.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good workday foundational text, offering a broad but clear (no unnecessarily obtuse jargon) introduction to lifespan development.

[Phases of Grace · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very brief info. Mostly about stories for other people and their situations. Did not help my psychology class even though this was the required book.

[Randi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was required for a graduate class in Human Experience. Well written and actually held my interest with stories that illustrate the theories it talks about. Terrible index though.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zing!

[Samra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very in-depth and covered everything

[Beekay]

well written

[Reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a text book. I did like how it was easy to follow and it made studying key words great.