Understanding Motor Development: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults

By David L Gallahue, Jacqueline D Goodway, John C Ozmun

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 behavioral 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.Key Features: -- 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 more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284174948
• ISBN13: 9781284174946
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 10.8"