Developmental Psychology of Childhood

Objectives

1. Acquire knowledge about the main theories of child development.

2. Understand child development in its physical and psychomotor, cognitive, affective, social and moral dimensions.

3. Identify factors that intervene in development and their association.

4. Interpret behaviors manifested by the children according to knowledge about child development.

5. Identify the child’s interaction contexts and their relevance to their development.

6. Develop observation, research and reflection skills.

Program

I. Developmental Psychology

1. Conceptual framework, history, aims and research methods

2. Concepts, theories and factors of human development

2.1. Concept of development

2.2. Theories of development

2.3. Factors related to the development and their interaction

2.4. Concept of development, phase and stage.

 

II. Child Development

3. Physical and psychomotor development

4. Cognitive development

4.1. Periods and acquisitions of cognitive development of the child

4.2. Child drawing and play

5. Affective and psychosocial development

5.1. Attachment

5.2. Social and emotional development

6. Moral development

7. The child and its developmental contexts (family, school)

Teaching Methodologies

Theoretical, expository and theoretical-practical classes using audiovisual media.

Videos watching and discussion.

Small-group work.

Analysis and discussion of articles/texts.

Practical exercices.

Bibliography

Bee, H. (2009). Lifespan development. Pearson International Edition.

Berk, L. (2006). Child development (7th ed.). Pearson.

Brown. K. W., Cozby, P. C., Kee, D. W., & Worden, P. E. (1999). Research methods in human development (2^nd ed.). Mayfield Publishing Company.

Lee, K. (2000). Childhood cognitive development. Blackwell.

Lourenço, O. M. (1998). Psicologia de desenvolvimento moral. Teoria, dados e implicações (2ª ed.). Almedina.

Lourenço, O. M. (2002). Psicologia de desenvolvimento cognitivo. Teoria, dados e implicações (2ª ed.). Almedina.

Miller, P. H. (1993). Theories of developmental psychology (3rd ed.). W. H. Freman.

Papalia, D. E., & Feldman, R. D. (2012). Human development (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Schaffer, D. R. (2005). Psicologia do desenvolvimento? Infância e adolescência. Thomson.

Smith, P. K., Cowie, H., & Blades, M. (2015). Understanding children's development (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.