Human Growth and Development - Couverture rigide

Beckett, Chris

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 076197248X ISBN 13 : 9780761972488

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2002

Synopsis

Human Growth & Development provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to social and psychological human development across the lifespan.

Aimed at students within social work, health, nursing and education, the author presents the key theories and empirical evidence about the way people grow and change over the lifespan, relating theoretical ideas in an accessible and lively way to practice. The book uses examples based on real situations and invites the reader to measure ideas against their own experience and intuitions. The book contains a wealth of material, presented with a strong focus on clarity and explanation.

The author has a background in academic psychology and has worked for many years as a social worker, giving him the practical experience and knowledge to write a highly relevant book aimed at students whose needs are essentially practical.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Chris Beckett studied Psychology at Bristol University and qualified as a social worker at Bangor, North Wales, in 1980, going on to work for eighteen years as a social worker and social work manager, and then for fifteen years as a social work lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East Anglia. He has had a parallel career for some time as a writer of fiction and is now a full-time writer. His novel, Dark Eden was the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award for 2012.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 076197248X
• ISBN 13: 9780761972488
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 242
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible