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“Drawing on research evidence from various countries and reviewing studies about children from different disciplines – including anthropology, economics, history, psychology and sociology – it offers broad and insightful perspectives on the ways in which we understand and study young children.

• A critical discussion of child development
• A broad interdisciplinary approach
• A general overview of theoretical approaches and research methodologies
• New coverage of global trends about childhood.
• An important new chapter on the economics of early education and care
• Updates on the relevance of neuroscience and genetic research to early childhood.”