Developmental Psychology and Social Change (eBook, PDF)

Research, History and Policy
Redaktion: Pillemer, David B.

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Produktbeschreibung

What is the unique mission of developmental psychology? How has it evolved historically? What are its current challenges? The chapters in this collection present the view that research, history and policy are essential and interlocking components of a mature developmental psychology. Patterns of human development differ markedly across historical epochs, cultures and social circumstances. Major societal changes examined by contributing authors - the advent of universal compulsory schooling, the adoption of a one-child policy in China, US policy shifts in healthcare, welfare and childcare - present 'natural experiments' in social design. Authors challenge the idea of a clear distinction between basic and applied developmental research. In sharp contrast with the view that science is value-neutral, developmental psychologists have from the outset pursued the betterment of children and families through educational, childcare and health initiatives. An historical perspective reveals the beneficial, if sometimes contentious, interplay between empirical research and social programs and policies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511222832
• Artikelnr.: 38184918

Autorenporträt

David B. Pillemer is the Dr. Samuel E. Paul Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of New Hampshire. His research specialty is authobiographical memory across the life span. He has studied memory development in children, memories of adolescence, 'flashbulb' memories of momentous events and memories of educational experiences.
Sheldon White is John Lindsey Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Harvard University. A developmental psychologist, he has done research on children's learning, attention, and memory. He has chaired committees concerned with the development of a research program for Head Start. He also has been chair of the Board on Children and Families of the National Research Council.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Introduction: what kind of science is developmental psychology?
Sheldon H. White and David B. Pillemer; Part I. The Developing Child:
Global and Historical Perspectives: 1. The globalization of developmental
psychology Charles M. Super; 2. A socio-historical perspective on
autobiographical memory development Michelle D. Leichtman and Qi Wang; 3.
Toward a better story of psychology: Sheldon White's contributions to the
history of psychology, a personal perspective William McKinley Runyan; Part
II. Designing Child and Family Policies: 4. The effects of welfare reform
and poverty policies on children and families Aletha C. Huston; 5. The
disconnect between research and policy on child care Deborah Phillips and
Kathleen McCartney; 6. Child development and child care policy: modest
impacts Ron Haskins; Part III. Designing Child Health Policies: 7.
Developmental epidemiology: the role of developmental psychology for Public
Health in the 21st century Stephen L. Buka; 8. Ignoring behavioral science:
practices and perils Lewis P. Lipsitt; Part IV. Designing Effective
Learning Environments for Children and Adolescents: 9. A
cultural/historical view of schooling in human development Barbara Rogoff,
Maricela Correa-Chavez and Marta Navichoc Cotuc; 10. The rise of the
American Nursery School: laboratory for a science of child development
Barbara Beatty; 11. Actualizing potentials: learning through psychology's
recurrent crises Michael Cole and Jaan Valsiner; 12. The rise of a
right-wing culture in German youth: the effects of social transformation,
identity construction, and context Wolfgang Edelstein; 13. Learning
potential assessment: where is the paradigm shift? Alex Kozulin; 14.
Teaching as a natural cognitive ability: implications for classroom
practice and teacher education Sidney Strauss.