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1st ed. |
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1 online resource (xvii, 311 pages) : illustrations. |
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data file rda |
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Decade of behavior, 2000-2010 |
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Decade of behavior.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
"Over the past 25 years, the intersection of developmental psychology and public policy has become an increasingly active and important domain for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and children's advocates. At the forefront of the child development research and social policy movement is Edward F. Zigler, whose "knowledge for action" approach has revolutionized the way public policy is enacted to better serve children and families. This volume expands on Zigler's work in integrating the fields of child development and social policy while using scientific knowledge for action as the model. Contributors discuss these key questions: What are the most powerful research insights of the last 30 years that promote effective action for children and families? What are the constraints or limits of our knowledge base to promote effective action for children and families? What are the primary components of a short-term research agenda to make the most significant difference for children and families? This edited volume focuses on both the influence of social policy on children's development and the unique perspective, insight, and skills that developmentalists bring to this policy and its formation. Programs to ensure good beginnings for all children are discussed, while the needs of those who are most vulnerable are also addressed. The volume celebrates the life and scholarship of Zigler, founder of the Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and administrator of the federal Head Start program. A pioneer and a leader in conducting rigorous, high-quality developmental and policy-relevant psychological research, Zigler has dedicated his work to improving the lives of American children and their families through informed social policy. His scholarly work spans the fields of cognitive and social-emotional competence of young children, mental retardation, psychopathology, intervention programs for economically disadvantaged children, and the effects of out-of-home care on the children of working parents"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Contents |
Child development research and public policy : triumphs and setbacks on the way to maturity / Deborah A. Phillips and Sally J. Styfco -- Policy looking to research / Olivia Golden -- Bridging the gap between research and child policy change : the role of strategic communications in policy advocacy / Janice Gruendel and J. Lawrence Aber -- Data for a democracy : the evolving role of evaluation in policy and program development / Kathleen McCartney and Heather B. Weiss -- Forty years of research knowledge and use : from Head Start to Early Head Start and beyond / John M. Love, Rachel Chazan-Cohen and Helen Raikes -- Beyond baby steps : promoting the growth and development of U.S. child-care policy / Susan Muenchow and Katherine W. Marsland -- From visions to systems of universal prekindergarten / W. Steven Barnett, Kirsty C. Brown, Matia Finn-Stevenson and Christopher Henrich -- Strategies to ensure that no child starts from behind / Deborah Stipek and Kenji Hakuta -- Poverty and child development : new perspectives on a defining issue / J. Lawrence Aber, Stephanie M. Jones and C. Cybele Raver -- Intervention and policy implications of research on neurobiological functioning in maltreated children / Dante Cicchetti -- The sexually mature teen as a whole person : new directions in prevention and intervention for teen pregnancy and parenthood / Joseph P. Allen, Victoria Seitz and Nancy H. Apfel -- Children in foster care / Ellen E. Pinderhughes, Brenda Jones Harden and Amanda E. Guyer -- Parent education : lessons inspired by Head Start / LaRue Allen, Anita Sethi, Sheila Smith and Jennifer Astuto -- Mental health : a neglected partner in the healthy development of young children / Kathryn Taaffe McLearn, Jane Knitzer and Alice S. Carter -- Family support : a force for change / Sharon Lynn Kagan and Bernice Weissbourd -- Using the web to disseminate research and affect public policy / Fred Rothbaum, Nancy F. Martland and Sandra J. Bishop-Josef -- Epilogue : Combining basic and applied science in constructing sound social policy / Edward F. Zigler. |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Zigler, Edward, 1930-2019
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Children -- Government policy -- United States.
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Children -- Services for -- United States.
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Children with social disabilities -- Services for -- United States.
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Child development -- United States.
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Child welfare -- United States.
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Child development -- Research -- United States.
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Child Welfare.
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Child Development.
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| Added Author |
Aber, J. Lawrence.
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| Added Title |
PsycBooks (EBSCO Host)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Child development and social policy. 1st ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2007 (DLC) 2006001679 |
| ISBN |
9781591474258 (print) |
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