PSY 210: Child Psychology and Development

"The work of Jean Piaget has become the foundation of current developmental psychology and the basis for changes in educational practice. David Elkind, author of The Hurried Child and Miseducation, and a student of Jean Piaget, explores the roots of Piagets work and outlines important vocabulary and concepts that structure much of the study of child development. Using both archival film of Dr. Piaget and newly shot sequences of Dr. Elkind conducting interviews with children of varying ages, this film presents an overview of Piagets developmental theory, its scope and content. The film can serve either as an introduction to Piagets work or as a review of it. With David Elkind, Ph.D. This is a short clip from the film. Further information is available at www.davidsonfilms.com."

The work of Lev Vygotsky is increasingly cited as we reconsider the theory and practice of constructivist education. This program introduces the life, vocabulary and concepts of Lev Vygotsky. The video illustrates four basic concepts integral to his work: Children construct knowledge, learning can lead development, development cannot be separated from its social context, and language plays a central role in cognitive development. Elena Bodrova brings an easy familiarity to these concepts. Deborah Leongs commentary and the lively classroom examples enable students, teachers in training, and classroom teachers to incorporate these concepts into their understanding of child development. with deborah Leong, Ph.D. and Elena Bodrova, Ph.D. This is a short clip form the film. Further information is available at www.davidsonfilms.com.

This site contains a biography of Lev Vygotsky,.

This site contains information about Urie Bronfenbrenner and the ecology of human development.

Provides a biography of B.F. Skinner and his theory based on operant conditioning.

Provides a biography of Jean Piaget and an overview of his cognitive developmental theory.

Provides a biography of Sigmund Freud, the pioneering architect of psychoanalytic theory.

Provides biographical information, a summary chart and detailed explanation of his eight stages, and other information related to Erikson.

Provides a biography of Bandura and information about his views on observational learning, television and violence, and personality development.

The Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative is home to a number of projects that focus on educating and raising young children. ECAP hosts research, technical assistance, and service projects.

The website of the American Psychological Association related to ethical principles. Provides information about such topics as respecting others, nondiscrimination, sexual harassment, evaluation, assessment, intervention, teaching, training, supervision, and research.

Provides review of various methods in research, including correlational design and experimental method. Site provides valuable links to other issues related to psychological research.

The website of the American Psychological Association's main journal for research on children's development. Links to abstracts of current articles.

The website of the Society for Research in Child Development. Provides information about the excellent research journal Child Development. Tells how to become a student member of the society.

Provides extensive connections to information about a wide range of education topics. Search the ERIC database to obtain information about many articles in various areas of education.

Children Now is the leading, nonpartisan, umbrella research, policy development, and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting children's health and education in California and creating national media policies that support child development. The organization also leads The Children's Movement of California.

The website of the Action Alliance for Children, which publishes the Children's Advocate newsmagazine. You can read the current and back issues to 1997 at this website. Web links are provided to other information about current trends and policy issues affecting children and families.

"The Child Trends DataBank examines and monitors more than 100 indicators that focus on risks and positive developments for children. "