Early Childhood Development Psychology (Revised Edition)

Author: Zhou Nianli (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: To adapt to the continuous reform and innovation needs of China's preschool education, this textbook has been revised to strive for theoretical novelty, broad content, and unique organization. Specifically, the novelty of the theory is reflected in the brand-new understanding of 0–6-year-old children. The revision incorporates the latest theories and experimental results on the psychological development of preschool children from China and around the world. The breadth of content is demonstrated in the collection of materials, where the revision strives to include the most recent research trends. In addition to the previous elaboration on the theories and research of 0–6-year-old children's psychological development, it also introduces the development of fetuses and analyzes and discusses the humanistic environment that influences the growth of preschool children. The uniqueness of the organization lies in breaking away from traditional formats, clearly dividing the age groups of preschool children into 0–3 years and 3–6 years to better help readers understand the psychological development characteristics of infants aged 0–3 years. At the same time, the psychological functions are mainly summarized into three parts: physiological, cognitive, and social psychology. This textbook consists of three parts: The first part, consisting of two chapters, reviews the main theories and research methods of preschool children's psychological development; the second part, consisting of three chapters, systematically introduces the physiological, cognitive, and social psychological development of infants aged 0–3 years; the third part, also consisting of three chapters, introduces and analyzes the physiological, cognitive, and social psychological development of young children aged 3–6 years.