Exploring transitions in early childhood from different international perspectives, this edited text considers how the curriculum can better support such transitions and whether policies can better empower children in transition.
Explores early transitions from a variety of international perspectives. This book examines issues such as: parental involvement in the transition to school; children's voices on the transition to primary school; and the construction of identity in the early years. It is aimed a…
Social workers work with people at various stages of life, tackling a multitude of personal, social, health, welfare, legal and educational issues. As a result, social work students need to understand human growth and development in the lifespan. This book provides a knowledge b…
This introductory text for social workers provides a knowledge base about human development from conception to death and is packed with real-life case studies and useful pedagogy. Great for revision, there is a student-friendly reference section with glossary and overviews of ke…
"In this review of Jewish culture and history, Ivan Marcus examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life - from childhood and adolescence to adulthood and the ad…
The radical new theory of adult development that shows how every grown man must pass through a series of specific age-linked phases which underlie his personal crisis, govern his emotional states and attitudes, even shape his behavior.