Understanding Motor Development: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults, 8e

Pages: 424, Specialty: Phys Med & Rehab, Publisher: Jones & Bartlett, Publication Year: 2020, Cover: Hardback, Dimensions: 215.9x274.32x27.94mm The eighth edition of Understanding Motor Development: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults provides readers with both an explanatory and a descriptive basis for the processes of motor development. Covering the entire lifespan, this text focuses on the phases of motor development and provides a solid introduction to the biological, affective, cognitive, and behavioral aspects within each developmental stage. Readers are presented with the most up-to-date research and theory, while the Triangulated Hourglass Model is used as a consistent conceptual framework that clearly defines infant, childhood, adolescent, and adult motor development. Key Features: -- In order to reflect current research and professional viewpoints, all chapters have been extensively revised,