Celebrating 50 years of child development research : past, present, and future perspectives / edited by Barbara Hanna Wasik and Samuel L. Odom ; with invited contributors.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Wasik, Barbara Hanna, editor.
• Odom, Samuel L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Child development--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 pages)

Other Title:

Celebrating fifty years of child development research

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland ; London ; Sydney : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., [2019]

Summary:

"This edited volume is based on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Highly respected contributors address the three themes of the anniversary symposium--Early Care and Education, Diversity, and Disabilities. This essential professional reference captures the history and current state of the field, and offers implications for future development. The symposium took place in May 2016"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Forewordby Hon. James B. Hunt, Jr.
• Preface
• Dedication
• SECTION I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
• Chapter 1: Children and Their Families: Early Roots
• Barbara Hanna Wasik and Donna Bryant
• Chapter 2: Early Childhood Research in a Globalized Society: Accounting for Demographic Shifts and Changes
• Iheoma U. Iruka
• SECTION II. THEME A: RACE, ETHNICITY, LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY
• Chapter 3: African American Boys in Early Childhood: Facing the Challenge of Diversity Oscar Barbarin
• Chapter 4: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Knowledge Utilization in ECE
• Linda M. Espinosa and Marlene Zepeda
• Chapter 5: Programs, Practices, and Policies Affecting Diverse Children and Families
• Barbara Bowman
• Chapter 6: Reflections on Race, Ethnicity, Linguistic, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Diversity
• Natasha Cabrera, Nicole Gardner-Neblett and Iheoma Iruka
• SECTION III. THEME B: EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
• Chapter 7: The Abecedarian Approach to Full Development in Early Childhood
• Craig T. Ramey
• Chapter 8: A Long and Winding Road: Using Knowledge to Inform and Improve Early Care and Education
• Marilou Hyson
• Chapter 9: Stuck in Place: A Brief History of Early Childhood Education: Policy and Prospects for Expansion
• Ron Haskins
• Chapter 10: From Research to Effective Policy and Practice in Early Care and Education: Lessons from Frank Porter Graham's 50 Years of Research
• W.S. Barnett
• SECTION IV. THEME C: Children with Disabilities and Their Families
• Chapter 11: Fifty Years of Research on Children with Disabilities and their Families: From Changing Behaviors to Transforming Lives
• Judith J. Carta and Patricia Snyder
• Chapter 12: The Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Workforce: Professional Development Issues and Future Directions
• Pam Winton
• Chapter 13: Disability Law and Policy: Core Concepts and the Ethical Principles of Family, Dignity and Community
• Rud Turnbull
• Chapter 14: Looking Forward: Research and Practice in Programs for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Their Families
• Samuel L Odom
• SECTION V. Fifty Years of Progress and Future Directions
• Chapter 15: Fifty Years of Progress and Future Directions
• Barbara Hanna Wasik and Mary Ruth Coleman
• Index.

Notes:

• Includes index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 9781681252780
• 1681252783
• 9781681252773
• 1681252775