Child Psychology : Child Development and Modern Education

Contents: Preface. 1. Child development and modern education/Charles E. Skinner and Philip Lawrence Harriman. 2. Heredity and early development/Raleigh M. Drake. 3. Physical growth in children/John W. Charles. 4. Motor development of the child/Clarence E. Rogsdale. 5. Growth in motivation during childhood/Clarence E. Rogsdale. 6. Language development in childhood/Clarence E. Rogsdale. 7. Emotional Development of children/Philip Lawrence Harriman. 8. Mental growth in children/Philip Lawrence Harriman. 9. The learning of children/Elden A. Bond 10. Social development of children/Lester D. Crow. 11. Character development in children/Lorin E. Bixler 12. Religious development of children/J.J. Smith. 13. Aesthetic experience in children/Gladys A. Risden. 14. Play life of children/Amy F. Arey. 15. Personality development, Maladjustments and mental hygiene/Lester D. Crow. 16. The exceptional child/Lawrence Augustus Averill. 17. The psychoeducational clinic/Brian E. Tomlinson. 18. Child development through education/Clyde Hissong. Appendix.

Psychologists have tried to understand children’s behaviour and have tried to develop some principles of learning. Child psychology includes the study of a child’s heredity, his environment and the process of education. Psychologists have worked on various theories of child nature and also theories of learning. Thorndike worked on instincts, which theory was later repudiated. All these issues have been discussed in this book.