Life-Span Development 19th Edition

Life-Span Development, Nineteenth Edition by John W. Santrock — Published by McGraw Hill

As a master teacher, John Santrock connects current scholarship with real-world applications, helping students see how developmental psychology plays a role in their own lives and future careers. Students report that highlighting the connections among the different aspects of lifespan development helps them to better understand the concepts. The robust research foundation of this text is made accessible to students through an integrated learning goals system, resulting in a comprehensive and chronological approach to lifespan development that helps students gain the insight they need to study smarter, stay focused, and improve performance.

Spanning the full arc of human life from prenatal development through late adulthood and death, the text covers each major stage — infancy, early childhood, middle and late childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood — examining biological, cognitive, and socioemotional development at every phase. The chronological approach makes it easy to see how individuals grow and change across the entire lifespan, while the integrated learning goals system helps students connect each concept to the bigger picture.

John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at the University of Charleston, the University of Georgia, and the University of Texas at Dallas, where he received the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2006. He has worked as a school psychologist and has been on the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His decades of teaching experience and his genuine commitment to making developmental science accessible make this Nineteenth Edition one of the most widely used and trusted resources in lifespan development education.