Thinking Critically about Child Development Edition 3 by Jean Mercer Paperback Click images to enlarge Description Thinking Critically about Child Development Edition 3 by Jean Mercer Paperback Condition: VERY GOOD Seller Notes: ?May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. About this product Product Information In Child Development: Myths and Misunderstandings 3e, Jean Mercer uses intriguing vignettes and questions about children and families to guide readers through thinking critically about 59 common beliefs. Each essay confronts commonly held misconceptions about development, encouraging students to think like social scientists and to become better consumers of media messages and anecdotal stories. The book can be assigned to parallel either chronologically or topically organized child development texts. Features and Benefits: Presents 59 short essays about child development that challenge readers to reconsider their pre-conceived notions Includes carefully developed critical thinking questions at the end of each essay Offers examples of research to help students make the connection between research designs and conclusions Intrigues and engages students with the theme of dispelling myths and misconceptions and challenges them to find out if their own beliefs are correct or incorrect. Product Identifiers Publisher SAGE Publications, Incorporated ISBN-10 1483370097 ISBN-13 9781483370095 Product ID (ePID) 210357754 Product Key Features Author Jean A. Mercer Publication Name Thinking Critically about Child Development: Examining Myths and Misunderstandings Format Trade Paperback Language English Publication Year 2015 Type Textbook Number of Pages 360 Pages Dimensions Item Length 9in. Item Height 0.8in. Item Width 6in. Item Weight 17 Oz Additional Product Features Lc Classification Number Hq771.M47 2015 Edition Number 3 Reviews This engagingbook teaches both the critical thinking skills and the uncritical thinking fallacies that we all need to know about in order to effectively evaluate the many notions we are exposed to regarding the developing child. Each claim opens with a fun brief story with which to practice a reasoned approach to examining evidence., This engaging book teaches both the critical thinking skills and the uncritical thinking fallacies that we all need to know about in order to effectively evaluate the many notions we are exposed to regarding the developing child. Each claim opens with a fun brief story with which to practice a reasoned approach to examining evidence. Copyright Date 2016 Target Audience College Audience Topic Life Stages / General, Developmental / Child Lccn 2015-012472 Genre Family Relationships, Psychology Sold as is and we do not offer any guarantees. U.S. Buyer pays calculated shipping and handling. Shipping by USPS, Insurance is INCLUDED AND NON-NEGOTIABLE, Payment by PayPal, INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ONLY USING ebay GLOBAL SHIPPING, THIS IS NON- NEGOTIABLE. Good Luck and Thanks!!! I?ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. As additional visual descriptions, they take precedence over all of the written descriptions. They are very clear and should leave no doubt as to the condition of this book. In most cases you are the expert also, so please judge these pictures for yourself. If I have erred in the description at all, it was purely unintentional. ==== PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES We are NOT experts by any means, so please ask questions, or kindly let us know if we've Left anything out of importance. THANK YOU Payment unpaid item assistant will open a case automatically 4 days after the listing ends, and the non paying buyer will be reported to, for a non-payment strike. Please do NOT pay until the invoice has been received. Shipping DEAR BUYERS: Please understand that shipping your item is more than just the actual postage cost!! Shipping and handling charges are VERY REASONABLE and include a small charge for boxes, packing materials, envelopes, etc. I package all items that I sell with great care. I buy packing peanuts, bubble wrap, special boxes, padded envelopes and other shipping materials. It also includes insurance cost on the item as 0f 9-22-09 permitted by new rules The shipping and handling fees cover these costs. I want ONLY happy, satisfied customers who can give me a FULL 5 stars for shipping/handling (and all of the other categories too) I will combine shipping whenever possible. If the items can be shipped together without damage, the shipping charges will be reduced for the second item when invoice is sent. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. 300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete Selling Solution. Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter