Psychology Book Report
An Introduction To Child Development By Thomas Keenan
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An Introduction to Child Development by Thomas Keenan
An introduction to child development, a book by Thomas Keenan, is an intriguing book that covers predominant issues in development of a child. The book is written well and it offers an exceptional covers of developmental psychology theories and techniques. Notably, the author has provided a grounding of principles which directs theory and research in modern child growth. Evidently, the book reviews research methods and theories which are quite significant in gaining substantial knowledge in developmental psychology. The book is wonderfully organized thereby making it easier for readers to gain clear and comprehensive understanding. Of note is that the author has provided aims and objectives of each topic covered in each chapter. He has provided this at the beginning of each chapter. In addition, at the end of each chapter the author has made available learning points, word list, summaries of chapter as well as propositions for supplementary reading. The book also contains some sample questions which act to check on student’s understanding. More importantly, this outstanding book has new contents on moral growth and biological fundamentals of development thereby making it a choice for scores of learners as well as instructors (Keenan, 2002). Thomas Keenan’s book has ten chapters which are clearly outlined. These chapters seek to highlight some of the issues that children face during their physical and psychological growth. It is worth noting that most of the issues that children face are well explained through development theories which Thomas has significantly provided for the reader. The author of has explained development as way of moving from one stage to another. He asserts that development encompasses several capacities which usually take different ways as well as depict different transformations
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An Introduction to Child Development by Thomas Keenan
An introduction to child development, a book by Thomas Keenan, is an intriguing book that covers predominant issues in development of a child. The book is written well and it offers an exceptional covers of developmental psychology theories and techniques. Notably, the author has provided a grounding of principles which directs theory and research in modern child growth. Evidently, the book reviews research methods and theories which are quite significant in gaining substantial knowledge in developmental psychology. The book is wonderfully organized thereby making it easier for readers to gain clear and comprehensive understanding. Of note is that the author has provided aims and objectives of each topic covered in each chapter. He has provided this at the beginning of each chapter. In addition, at the end of each chapter the author has made available learning points, word list, summaries of chapter as well as propositions for supplementary reading. The book also contains some sample questions which act to check on student’s understanding. More importantly, this outstanding book has new contents on moral growth and biological fundamentals of development thereby making it a choice for scores of learners as well as instructors (Keenan, 2002). Thomas Keenan’s book has ten chapters which are clearly outlined. These chapters seek to highlight some of the issues that children face during their physical and psychological growth. It is worth noting that most of the issues that children face are well explained through development theories which Thomas has significantly provided for the reader. The author of has explained development as way of moving from one stage to another. He asserts that development encompasses several capacities which usually take different ways as well as depict different transformations