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Understanding Motor Development: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults
Authors: David L Gallahue, Jacqueline D Goodway, John C OzmunOVERVIEW
The eighth edition of Understanding Motor Development: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults provides readers with both an explanatory and a descriptive basis for the processes of motor development. Covering the entire lifespan, this text focuses on the phases of motor development and provides a solid introduction to the biological, affective, cognitive, and behavioural aspects within each developmental stage. Readers are presented with the most up-to-date research and theory, while the Triangulated Hourglass Model is used as a consistent conceptual framework that clearly defines infant, childhood, adolescent, and adult motor development.
Features and Benefits
• In order to reflect current research and professional viewpoints, all chapters have been extensively revised, particularly those focused on the development of fundamental movement, perceptual-motor development, and motor skill intervention.
• Age-group-specific chapters in the Eighth Edition feature an enhanced focus on intervention.
• Developmental Dilemma Boxes consider interesting and perplexing questions raised by the study of human development.
• International Perspective Boxes consider how perspectives on various aspects of human growth and development differ depending on cultural norms, ethnicity, socioeconomic conditions, and a host of other factors.
• Every new print copy includes access to Navigate 2 Advantage, a dynamic technology solution with online learning materials including an interactive eBook, student study aids and assessments, and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1 Background Chapter 1 Understanding Motor Development: An Overview Chapter 2 Models Of Human Development Chapter 3 Motor Development: Theoretical Models Chapter 4 Selected Factors Related to Motor Development Unit 2 Infancy Chapter 5 Prenatal Factors Affecting Development Chapter 6 Prenatal and Infant Growth Chapter 7 Infant Reflexes and Rhythmical Stereotypies Chapter 8 Rudimentary Movement Abilities Chapter 9 Infant Perception Unit 3 Childhood Chapter 10 Childhood Growth and Development Chapter 11 Development of Fundamental Movement: Manipulation Skills Chapter 12 Development of Fundamental Movement: Locomotor Skills Chapter 13 Physical Development of Children Chapter 14 Perceptual Motor Development and Motor Skill Interventions Unit 4 Adolescence Chapter 15 Adolescent Growth, Puberty, and Reproductive Maturity Chapter 16 Specialized Movement Skills Chapter 17 Fitness Changes During Adolescence Unit 5 Adulthood Chapter 18 Physiological and Psychosocial Development in Adults Chapter 19 Motor Performance in AdultsRelated Products
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