Appraising the human developmental sciences : essays in honor of Merrill-Palmer quarterly / edited by Gary W. Ladd.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ladd, Gary W., 1950-

Series:

Landscapes of childhood.

Landscapes of childhood

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental psychology.

Child development.

Child psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume sets out to celebrate the Quarterly's significant contribution to developmental research and to highlight the advances made in the field since the early 1950s.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly at Age 50, An Occasion for Appraising the Past, Present, and Future of the Human Developmental Sciences

I. The Origins and Evolution of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: A Historical Overview

1. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

II. Essays in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

2. The Limitations of Concepts in Developmental Psychology

3. Theory-of-Mind Development: Retrospect and Prospect

4. Cognitive Development Includes Global and Domain-Specific Processes

5. Learning About Learning

6. Temperament and the Pursuit of an Integrated Developmental Psychology

7. Emotion-Related Regulation: An Emerging Construct

8. The Role of Mental Representation in Social Development

9. Children's Friendships: Shifts Over a Half-Century in Perspectives on Their Development and Their Effects

10. Paying Attention to and Not Neglecting Social Withdrawal and Social Isolation

11. The Next 50 Years: Considering Gender as a Context for Understanding Young Children's Peer Relationships

12. Understanding Children's Family Worlds: Family Transitions and Children's Outcomes

13. Fathers, Families, and the Future: A Plethora of Plausible Predictions

14. Progress and Prospects in the Psychology of Moral Development

15. Conscience in Childhood: Past, Present, and Future

16. Genetics and Developmental Psychology

17. The Nature-Nurture Debate and Public Policy

18. Why We Need to Explore Development in Its Cultural Context

19. Historical Lessons: The Value of Pluralism in Psychological Research

20. Early Child Care: The Known and the Unknown

21. Early Learning and School Readiness: Can Early Intervention Make a Difference?

22. Contextual Factors in Risk and Prevention Research.

23. Integrating Developmental Scholarship and Society: From Dissemination and Accountability to Evidence-Based Programming and Policies

Contributors

Index

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K

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M

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O

P

Q

R

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T

U

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Y

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814335543

0814335543

OCLC:

755619509