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Middle Childhood to Middle Adolescence: Development from Ages 8 to 18
Libby Balter Blume, University of Detroit, Mercy
Mary Jo Zembar, Wittenberg University

ISBN-10: 0130494909
ISBN-13: 9780130494900

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 504 pp
Published: 06/30/2006

Suggested retail price: $88.00
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Middle Childhood to Middle Adolescence is a new and integrative resource for practitioners who work with children from late elementary through high school. This unique text focuses specifically on ages 8 to 18, providing readers with an illustrative case study in each chapter. Developmental theories are thoughtfully integrated using an applied developmental-contextual approach - drawing attention to the diverse contexts of family, school, and community.

 

Divided into two parts - middle childhood and adolescence - this book has been applauded by a leading child development scholar: "The importance of this text extends beyond the superb and insightful integration of theory, research, and application that fills its pages. This text is also a model for how developmental science should be structured and enacted in the 21st century."

 

  • A major contribution of this new text is to clarify what is meant by middle childhood, adolescence, and youth - All too often, many textbooks ignore the overlaps and ambiguities of this developmental period.

  • The text’s uniqueness is its focus on a limited age grouping - This book extends the applied focus of early childhood texts on birth to age 8, following the curriculum of most child development programs.

  • A focus on developmental pathways - The authors explore middle childhood and adolescence as both stages of development and as transitional periods in three overview chapters called “Perspectives on Middle Childhood,” “Perspectives on Middle Adolescence,” and “Beyond Middle Adolescence: Emerging Adulthood."

  • A developmental-contextual orientation - Each chapter includes key research on the ecologies of home, school, and community highlighted in separate sections called “Contexts of Development”

    situating the study of middle childhood and adolescence in a historical and cultural context.

  • An applied developmental perspective - Throughout the text, current research is translated into

    practical applications for educators, parents, and other professionals in a special feature

    “Guideposts for Working with School-age Children or Adolescents.”

  • Integrated discussion of theories - Psychological theories of development are applied throughout the text in integrated sections called “Theoretical Viewpoints” rather than confined to an introductory chapter. Each chapter has a cumulative table of theories presented in that chapter in sections called "Chapter Review."

  • Roadmaps to understanding - In each chapter, pedagogical boxes called “Roadmaps to Understanding Theory and Research” and “Roadmaps to Successful Practice” alert students to key illustrations of chapter content.

Part One: TRANSITION FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD

 

Chapter 1: Studying Middle Childhood and Adolescence

Chapter 2: Perspectives on Middle Childhood   

Chapter 3: Physical Development in Middle Childhood   

Chapter 4: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood   

Chapter 5: Affective Development in Middle Childhood   

Chapter 6: Social Development in Middle Childhood  

 

Part Two: TRANSITION TO ADOLESCENCE

 

Chapter 7: Perspectives on Middle Adolescence   

Chapter 8: Physical Development in Middle Adolescence   

Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Middle Adolescence   

Chapter 10: Affective Development in Middle Adolescence   

Chapter 11: Social Development in Middle Adolescence   

Chapter 12: Beyond Middle Adolescence: Emerging Adulthood 

 

Appendix A: A Primer in Research Design 

References

Author Index

Subject Index

 

Middle Childhood to Middle Adolescence: Development from Ages 8 to 18

Libby Balter Blume and Mary Jo Zembar

 

This new applied development text is the only text available that focuses on the critical age-span of middle childhood to adolescence.  Ideal for child development courses that concentrate on middle childhood and adolescence, this text discusses major developmental research and theories as they relate to physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development.  The book contains numerous applications for those who will teach and work with children ages 8 through 18.

 

An Emphasis on Children Ages 8 to 18

  • The only text available that focuses solely on children’s development in middle childhood through adolescence.

 

An Emphasis on Application

  • Throughout the text, research and theory are translated into practical applications for working with children. 
  • The feature “Guideposts for Working with School-Age Children or Adolescents” provides concrete suggestions and guidance for working with children and adolescents.  
  • “Stop and Reflect” questions embedded in the text allow readers to integrate and apply the chapter content to their own lives.

 

An Emphasis on Diverse Contexts

  • Chapters 2-12 all end with a discussion of research in the diverse and cultural contexts of home, school, and community.  

 

An Integrated Discussion of Research and Theories

  • In addition to providing an overview of research and theory in Chapter 1, this text offers an integrated discussion of theories in Chapters 2-12 in the “Theoretical Viewpoints” section.
  • The features “Roadmaps to Understanding Theory and Research” and “Roadmaps to Successful Practice” offer key illustrations of particular theories and research and how they apply to practice.

 

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