Child Development from Birth to Eight Years: An Interdisciplinary approach

An understanding of Child Development is necessary for early childhood students as it underpins all early years practice and curricula. This book provides students with an in-depth understanding of the research theory and current practice supporting them through a complex area. Offering a fresh take, this book examines child development through a range of disciplines inc: Psychology, education, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy. Chapters are structured to support readers in understanding complex theory, with key features such as case studies that put theory into practice, reflective questions to encourage critical thinking, chapter summaries, further reading and more.