Can anyone recommend a good abbreviated life-span development text book? I am teaching a 100-level general developmental psychology course which will primarily be freshman and have to choose a text immediately.
I am looking for a relatively inexpensive text that briefly covers essential topics to Lifespan development (since it is so expansive). I will expand upon relevant topics in my lecture, but just need a solid foundation of the many concepts for my students to read and reference before my lectures.
I would even appreciate recommendations for longer texts!
Thanks so much!
Hi Laura,
This one might also be an option for you:
Laura E. Berk: Development Through the Lifespan. Pearson Education
This is an easy read and quite comprehensive, although a bit pricey when bought as new. Plenty of offers for cheap used copies on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Laura+E.+Berk%3A+Development+Through+the+Lifespan
I hope that helps.
Kind regards, Zsofia
Hi Laura,
Life-Span Development by John Santrock or Essentials of Life-Span Development 3rd Edition.
I used all of the books mentioned above and found them appropriate. The Berk text is the one we used when I directed the online BS program for the Penn State World Campus.
I used all of the books mentioned above and found them appropriate. The Berk text is the one we used when I directed the online BS program for the Penn State World Campus.
I used all of the books mentioned above and found them appropriate. The Berk text is the one we used when I directed the online BS program for the Penn State World Campus.
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