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 and research methods

2. Concepts, theories and factors of human development

     2.1. Concept of development

     2.2. Theories of development

     2.3. Factors responsible for 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 psycho-social development

     5.1. Attachment

     5.2. The construction of affection through social interaction

6. Moral development

7. The child and its developmental contexts (family and 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 exercises.

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 (2nd ed.). Mayfield Publishing Company

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

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 da infância e adolescência. THOMSON.

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