Foundations in child development -- Making a difference in the lives of children and adolescents -- Using research to understand children and ddolescents -- Family, culture, and community -- Biological development -- Biological beginnings -- Physical development -- Cognitive development: Piaget and Vygotsky -- Cognitive development: cognitive processes -- Intelligence -- Language development -- Development in the academic domains -- Social and emotional development -- Emotional development -- Development of self and social understanding -- Development of motivation and self-regulation -- Development of morality and interpersonal behaviors -- Peers, schools, and cociety -- Appendix A: Analyses of the ending case studies -- Appendix B: Analyses of ending artifacts.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.