Developmental Contexts in Middle Childhood: Bridges to Adolescence and Adulthood

by Marika N. Ripke and Aletha C. Huston

Book Overview

During middle childhood, the period between ages 5 and 12, children gain the basic tools, skills, and motivations to become productive members of their society. Failure to acquire these basic tools can lead to long-term consequences for children's future education, work, and family life. In this book the editors assemble contributions from fifteen longitudinal studies representing diverse groups in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and the United...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521845572
• ISBN13: 9780521845571
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"