Applied Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook

Cover
Contents
Preface
Section I: FOUNDATIONS OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE
1 - Historical and Theoretical Bases of Applied Developmental Science
2 - Neural Development and Lifelong Plasticity
3 - The Role of Positive Psychology in Child, Adolescent, and Family Development
4 - Child and Youth Well-Being: The Social Indicators Field
5 - Participant Consultation: Ethical Insights Into Parental Permission and Confidentiality Procedures for Policy-Relevant Research With Youth
Section II: ENHANCING INDIVIDUAL↔CONTEXT RELATIONS
6 - Families and Ethnicity
7 - Positive Parenting and Positive Development in Children
8 - Promoting Child Adjustment by Fostering Positive Paternal Involvement
9 - Ethnotheories of Parenting: At the Interface Between Culture and Child Development
10 - Reforming Education: Developing 21st-Century Community Schools
Section III: STRENGTHENING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
11 - The Role of Federal and State Governments in Child and Family Issues: An Analysis of Three Policy Areas
12 - Child Poverty in the United States: An Evidence-Based Conceptual Framework for Programs and Policies
13 - The Politics of Children’s Issues: Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing a Children’s Agenda in the Political Arena
14 - Juvenile Justice and Positive Youth Development
15 - The Development of Young Children With Disabilities and Their Families: Implications for Policies and Programs
Section IV: ENHANCING SERVICE SYSTEMS
16 - Early Intervention and Family Support Programs
17 - Back to Basics: Building an Early Care and Education System
18 - Child Welfare: Controversies and Possibilities
19 - Housing: The Foundation of Family Life
20 - Philanthropy, Science, and Social Change: Corporate and Operating Foundations as Engines of Applied Developmental Science
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
Contributors