[Xmca-l] Re: Child Development: Understanding a Cultural Perspective

[Gordon Wells]

Martin,

I have just read your introductory chapter - thanks for posting it - and am
in full agreement with your orientation. I will be interested to see how
you treat public education.

Thanks,

Gordon



Gordon Wells



On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Martin John Packer <mpacker@uniandes.edu.co
> wrote:

> I have a textbook currently in production with Sage, titled ‘Child
> Development: Understanding a Cultural Perspective.’  It is my attempt to
> make sense of how children develop in cultural contexts, and to organize
> some of the exploding literature in developmental science. There are many
> flaws in the book, but hopefully it has some merits!
>
> Sage has asked me to identify colleagues who might be interested in
> adopting or recommending this text for courses they are teaching. I asked
> if they would receive a complementary copy of the book, and Sage’s reply is
> "We will review those contacts, and if they are teaching the right course,
> they will absolutely receive a copy.” Please contact me if you might adopt
> the book, or at least might like a free copy!  :)
>
> The information requested by Sage is name, institution, course details,
> and email/telephone. I have uploaded the introductory chapter to
> Academia.edu:
>
> <https://www.academia.edu/28649507/Child_Development_
> Understanding_a_Cultural_Perspective>
>
> Martin
>
>