Child development and social policy : knowledge for action / edited by J. Lawrence Aber ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aber, J. Lawrence.

Series:

Decade of behavior

Decade of behavior, 2000-2010

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Government policy--United States.

Children.

Children--Services for--United States.

Children--Services for.

Children with social disabilities--Services for.

Children with social disabilities.

Children--Government policy.

United States.

Children with social disabilities--Services for--United States.

Child development--United States.

Child development.

Child development--Research--United States.

Child development--Research.

Child welfare--United States.

Child welfare.

Zigler, Edward, 1930-2019.

Zigler, Edward.

Physical Description:

xvii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2007]

Summary:

At the forefront of the child development research and social policy movement is Edward Zigler, whose "knowledge for action" approach has revolutionized the way public policy is enacted to better serve vulnerable youth populations. This resource expands on Dr. Zigler's work in integrating the fields of child development and social policy, while using scientific knowledge for action as the model.

Contents:

Part I Making History: Child Development and Social Policy 9

1 Child Development Research and Public Policy: Triumphs and Setbacks on the Way to Maturity / Deborah A. Phillips, Sally J. Styfco 11

2 Policy Looking to Research / Olivia Golden 29

3 Bridging the Gap Between Research and Child Policy Change: The Role of Strategic Communications in Policy Advocacy / Janice Gruendel, J. Lawrence Aber 43

4 Data for a Democracy: The Evolving Role of Evaluation in Policy and Program Development / Kathleen McCartney, Heather B. Weiss 59

Part II Ensuring Good Beginnings for All Children 77

5 Forty Years of Research Knowledge and Use: From Head Start to Early Head Start and Beyond / John M. Love, Rachel Chazan-Cohen, Helen Raikes 79

6 Beyond Baby Steps: Promoting the Growth and Development of U.S. Child-Care Policy / Susan Muenchow, Katherine W. Marsland 97

7 From Visions to Systems of Universal Prekindergarten / W. Steven Barnett, Kirsty C. Brown, Matia Finn-Stevenson, Christopher Henrich 113

8 Strategies to Ensure That No Child Starts From Behind / Deborah Stipek, Kenji Hakuta 129

Part III Addressing the Needs of the Most Vulnerable Children and Families 147

9 Poverty and Child Development: New Perspectives on a Defining Issue / J. Lawrence Aber, Stephanie M. Jones, C. Cybele Raver 149

10 Intervention and Policy Implications of Research on Neurobiological Functioning in Maltreated Children / Dante Cicchetti 167

11 The Sexually Mature Teen as a Whole Person: New Directions in Prevention and Intervention for Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood / Joseph P. Allen, Victoria Seitz, Nancy H. Apfel 185

12 Children in Foster Care / Ellen E. Pinderhughes, Brenda Jones Harden, Amanda E. Guyer 201

Part IV Strengthening Children, Families, and Communities 217

13 Parent Education: Lessons Inspired by Head Start / LaRue Allen, Anita Sethi, Sheila Smith, Jennifer Astuto 219

14 Mental Health: A Neglected Partner in the Healthy Development of Young Children / Kathryn Taaffe McLearn, Jane Knitzer, Alice S. Carter 233

15 Family Support: A Force for Change / Sharon Lynn Kagan, Bernice Weissbourd 249

16 Using the Web to Disseminate Research and Affect Public Policy / Fred Rothbaum, Nancy F. Martland, Sandra J. Bishop-Josef 265

Epilogue: Combining Basic and Applied Science in Constructing Sound Social Policy / Edward F. Zigler 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1591474256

OCLC:

63125900

Publisher Number:

9781591474258