A great resource

"A wonderful text that explains Human Growth and Development well. This is a textbook I will keep as a resource for my future clients."
— Delphine M. Herman (Bradenton, FL)

Human Development

Coauthored with psychology professor Diane E. Papalia

The twelfth edition of this classic best-seller (McGraw-Hill, 2012) retains the extensive and integrated cross-cultural and multicultural coverage, the proven Guidepost-Checkpoint learning system, and the balance between research and real-life applications that have made this text a long time favorite of students and faculty. In the warmly-written and engaging style that is their hallmark, Papalia and Feldman once again paint an engaging chronological portrayal of development through the lifespan.

About the Authors
As a professor, Diane E. Papalia has taught thousands of undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her bachelor’s degree, majoring in psychology, from Vassar College and both her master’s degree in child development and family relations and her Ph.D. in life-span developmental psychology from West Virginia University. She has published numerous articles in such professional journals as Human Development, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Sex Roles, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, and Journal of Gerontology. Most of these papers have dealt with her major research focus, cognitive development from childhood through old age.

Ruth Duskin Feldman is an award-winning writer and educator. A former teacher, she has developed educational materials for all levels from elementary school through college and has prepared ancillaries to accompany the Papalia-Olds books. In addition to the four books she has coauthored with Diane Papalia, she has written four books addressed to general readers, including Whatever Happened to the Quiz Kids? Perils and Profits of Growing Up Gifted. She has contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines and has lectured extensively and made national and local media appearances throughout the United States on education and gifted children. She received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, where she was graduated with highest distinction and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Selected Works

Biography
Ruth interviewed her Quiz Kid colleagues to find out how being celebrated as gifted children affected their lives. The result was Whatever Happened to the Quiz Kids? (Chicago Review Press, 1982; iUniverse, 2000).
College textbooks
Ruth has coauthored six editions of this leading McGraw-Hill textbook on child development with psychology professor Diane E. Papalia.
Ruth coauthored three editions of this McGraw-Hill textbook with psychology professors Diane E. Papalia, Harvey Sterns, and Cameron Camp.
Ruth coauthored this McGraw-Hill textbook with psychology professors Diane E. Papalia and Dana Gross.
Ruth has coauthored seven editions of this leading McGraw-Hill textbook, now retitled Experience Human Development, with psychology professor Diane E. Papalia.