Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman, Laura Landry-Meyer

Life-Span Development: A Case Book

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT: A CASE BOOK uses lively, contemporary case studies to illustrate development transitions and challenges in every stage of life. The authors have chosen these cases for their ability to fascinate, engage, and stimulate. Together with thought-provoking questions for analysis, the case studies create a learning experience that helps readers use multiple perspectives to analyze and interpret life events.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 164mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780534597672
• ISBN-10: 053459767X
• Artikelnr.: 21554863

Autorenporträt

Barbara M. Newman (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a professor emeritus in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Rhode Island. She has also been on the faculty at Russell Sage College and The Ohio State University, where she served as department chair in Human Development and Family Science and as associate provost for Faculty Recruitment and Development. She has taught courses in life-span development, adolescence, family theories, and the research process. Dr. Newman's current research focus is on the sense of belonging among college students, with particular attention to students in minoritized groups. She is a member of a research team investigating the developing sense of purpose among students with disabilities. For fun, Dr. Newman enjoys reading, making up projects with her grandchildren, taking walks along Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound, and spending time with her family.