Evolutionary Perspectives on Child Development and Education - 0

This stimulating volume assembles leading scholars to address issuesin children's cognitive, academic, and social development through the lens ofevolutionary psychology.Debates and controversies in the field highlight thepotential value of this understanding, from basic early learning skills throughemerging social relationships in adolescence, with implications for academicoutcomes, curriculum development, and education policy.Children's evolvedtendency toward play and exploration fuels an extended discussion on child-versus adult-directed learning, evolutionary bases are examined for younglearners' moral development, and contemporary theories of learning and memoryare viewed from an  evolutionary perspective.Alongthe way, contributors' recommendations illustrate real-world uses of evolution-basedlearning interventions during key developmental years.Among the topics covered:  The adaptive value of cognitive immaturity:applications of evolutionary developmental psychology to early education                Guidedplay: a solution to the play versus learning dichotomy Adolescent bullying in schools: anevolutionary perspective                  Fairness:what it isn't, what it is, and what it might be for Adaptingevolution education to a warming climate of teaching and learningThe effects of an evolution-informed school environmenton student performance and wellbeing Evolutionary Perspectives on Child Development andEducation will interest researchers andgraduate students working in diverse areas such as evolutionary psychology,cultural anthropology, human ecology, developmental psychology, and educationalpsychology.

Researchers in applied developmental science and early educationwill also find it useful.