Concepts and Theories of Human Development by Richard M Lerner

Concepts and Theories of Human Development by Richard M Lerner

This is the most comprehensive and in-depth overview of the foundational theoretical contributions to understanding human development and the influence of these contributions for contemporary research and application in developmental science. It is an essential resource for graduate students and professionals.

"Richard MLerner presents a totally up-to-date picture of the contemporary tenets of Developmental Science; including its metatheoretical, theoretical, methodological, empirical, and applied dimensions. This is an enormously important contribution that represents a sea change in our thinking about and investigating human development. Lerner is perfectly positioned to present this sea change as his work has been at its leading edge. This is a must-read book for anyone interested in developmental processes. It will be of particular value to psychologists, philosophers, biologists, sociologists, economists, and the medical and educational communities." - Willis F. Overton, Temple University, USA

"In this masterful fourth edition of his Concepts and Theories of Human Development, Lerner continues to set the bar for ‘what every good developmentalist should know’ about the field. More than other ‘concepts and theories’ types, Lerner not only understands and appreciates the role of methods in developmental research, he relentlessly promotes it." - John R. Nesselroade, University of Virginia, USA

"In his seminal book Lerner discusses and evaluates crucial theoretical approaches to developmental science and their conceptual history, and analyzes examples of theoretically well-taken and ill-fated studies. The advice for gaining better insights in the complex dynamics of development is a must for every young and seasoned researcher and interventionist in the field." - Rainer K. Silbereisen, University of Jena, Germany

Richard M. Lerner is the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and the Director of the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, in the Eliot Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, at Tufts University.

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ISBN 13	9781848728318
ISBN 10	184872831X
Title	Concepts and Theories of Human Development
Author	Richard M Lerner
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2018-04-30
Number of pages	628
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