Infancy: Development from Birth to Age Three, Fourth Edition - Paperback

by Dana Gross (Author)

The fourth edition of Infancy is a comprehensive and accessible core text for courses in infant development and early childhood development. Dana Gross's sensitive and engaging teaching voice seamlessly weaves together research and theory with current issues of diversity and culture. This resource provides students with enough detail to understand methodological issues, explore both practically and theoretically important topics, and engage in thinking critically about development from birth to age three. Each chapter of this newest edition has updated coverage and instructor-friendly materials, including: -diversity, equity, and inclusion topics and perspectives; -research practices; -new technologies; -mental health in child development; and -the role and impact of family connections.

Author Biography

Dana Gross is professor of psychology at St. Olaf College, where she teaches infant development and developmental psychology and leads short-term study-abroad programs. She has been a faculty member at St. Olaf since 1988. In teaching, research, and scholarship, she emphasizes the interplay of nature and nurture, contextual variations development, practical applications of research findings, ethical community engagement, and policy considerations. She has developed short-term study abroad courses in India, China, and Norway, as well as student assignments to promote global learning in her on-campus courses.