Human Development: A Life-Span View

by Robert V. Kail, John C. Cavanaugh

Skilled and enthusiastic authors, Kail and Cavanaugh bring their expertise in child development (Kail) and adulthood/aging (Cavanaugh) to bear on the story of the human lifespan. The authors employ a four-part structure to deliver, in 16 manageable chapters, a streamlined account of childhood, the school years, early adulthood, and beyond. This structure eliminates the redundancy found in traditional texts that describe the lifespan in a chronological fashion. As a result, readers experience an accurate and lively depiction of development that leaves them with a better sense of the most intriguing, intricate, and universal experience of humanity...life.

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

784 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 1995

About the author

Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Kail has been a faculty member in Purdue's Department of Psychological Sciences since 1979. Prior to that, he was an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Kail has 65 publications in refereed journals, and he has written five textbooks. He is editor of Psychological Science and the incoming editor of Child Development Perspectives. Previously he served as editor of Advances in Child Development and Behavior and the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.

Alternative Names
Kail, Robert, 1950-
Kail, Robert V.
Kail, Robert V., Jr.

Reviews

[echo degeorge]

so SO many typos and grammatical errors wow i’m actually impressed

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm teaching Developmental Psychology this semester and this was a solid book. It served it's purpose, and my class didn't outwardly complain (which is tantamount to a rave review).

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wouldn't recommend it for fun time reading but a good textbook!

[Olivia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just a fine textbook for human dev. Nothing special or fun. Will be interesting to see the post-COVID updates. Can be used for undergrad or graduate level courses. I did like the little tests at the end of every chapter.

[Cali Bakker · Rating 4 out of 5]

As far as textbooks go, this one was good to read. It was highly organized and easy to use and scan for references and reviews.

[Essie-Marie F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice textbook format, easy to understand, helpful examples. . . I did enjoy it.

[COLLEEN · Rating 3 out of 5]

So many editing problems. Needs a good copy editor.

[Emily Rink]

Read for ED PSYH 640

[Scott Whitney · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book may have actually been information overload. There was way too much book for the term and the class was not able to get to all of it. The information was good but lengthy and there was so much of it that it would all run together. I enjoyed reading the book there was just too much of it.

[Natascha]

For Psychology 200 class

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book I'm reading for my Psych class. I find this class really interesting. Getting to learn everything about how us humans develop over a life span.

[ella! · Rating 3 out of 5]

yass counseling 610 !!