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Suggested Readings

Birren, E., Schaie, K. W., Abeles, R. P., Gatz, M., & Salthouse, T. (1996). Handbook of the psychology of aging (4th ed.). San Diego: Academic Press. Though written for a more knowledgeable reader, this is a thorough, reference-quality book.

Kail, R. V., & Cavanaugh, J. C. (1996). Human development. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. One of the most readable textbooks on the market, written from a strongly cognitive perspective.

Kotre, J., & Hall, E. (1990). Seasons of life: Our dramatic journey from birth to death. Boston: Little. The authors argue that human development revolves around three time clocks: the biological, the social, and the psychological. They provide rich examples of how people pass through each of these stages across the life span.

Rice, F. P. (1995). Human development: A life-span approach (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Excellent introduction to the field.

Santrock, J. W. (1997). Life-span development (6th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Brown & Benchmark. Thorough coverage of the field, with greater attention than most to development in adult years.

Zigler, E., & Lang, M. E. (1991). Child care choices: Balancing the needs of children, families, and society. New York: Free Press.

Zigler, E., & Styfco, S. J. (1993). Head start and beyond: A national plan for extended childhood intervention. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. In these books, Edward Zigler, the first director of the Office of Child Development and the architect of Head Start, examines two of our society’s most pressing concerns: child care and early childhood education.

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