Using fiction to teach a college course on child development


Interest piqued: As the 20th anniversary of the initial publishing of the first ‘Harry Potter’ book is celebrated, another generation is being introduced to the magical world created by author J.K. Rowling. — AP

IN an effort to find a more engaging way to present child development to new psychology students, I decided to use a book about a little orphan boy who later discovers he is a wizard.

As the course evolved over the years, I found another benefit of using J.K. Rowling’s famous books.

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