780 pages
Purchase Details
Softback, 0-631-21235-3
Publication date: 2004

a Specialist Reference title

This up-to-date overview of the fast-moving field of infant development covers all the major areas of interest in terms of research, applications and policy. Each of the 26 chapters is written by a leading international researcher and offers a current review of the theory and research findings in his or her particular area of expertise.

The volume is divided into four sections on perception and cognition; social, emotional, and communicative development; risk factors in development; and contexts and policy issues. Integration and coherence across the Handbook are provided by editorial commentaries prefacing each section.