Child and Adolescent Development in Latin America
：New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 152
( J-B CAD Single Issue Child & Adolescent Development )
Publication subTitle ：New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 152
Publication series ：J-B CAD Single Issue Child & Adolescent Development
Author： Preiss
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2016
E-ISBN: 9781119295365
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781119295242
Subject： B844 发展心理学（人类心理学）
Language： ENG
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Description
Explore the multiple dimensions of child and adolescent development in Latin America, and get acquainted with the research from this region and how it relates to the international scientific literature. This special issue presents a collection of reviews developed by leading scholars in Latin America about the state of child and adolescent research in this region. Topics considered include:
- poverty and cognitive development,
- school readiness of preschool children,
- peer relations and socioemotional development,
- psychopathology and psychiatric diagnosis,
- reading comprehension and related interventions, and
- the development of creativity.
This is the 152nd volume in this Jossey-Bass series New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. Its mission is to provide scientific and scholarly presentations on cutting edge issues and concepts in this subject area. Each volume focuses on a specific new direction or research topic and is edited by experts from that field.