Life Span: Human Growth and Development
This course provides the prospective teacher with an extensive overview of child and adolescent development. It is designed to introduce the beginning teacher to the excitement of studying the individual through the childhood and adolescent years from a lifespan perspective. The course provides a framework for thinking about the developing child and adolescent in relation to the significant social environments of his or her life, including family, school, the peer group, the community neighborhood, the media, work, etc. It is the intent of this study to emphasize the reciprocal and dynamic interaction of the person and her/his environment. This course is designed and will be presented in a way that will relate theory, research and the principles of child and adolescent development in a pragmatic, holistic format.
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