The Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Mccartney, Kathleen; Phillips, Deborah

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development presents a comprehensive summary of research into child development from age two to seven. * * Comprises 30 contributions from both established scholars and emerging leaders in the field * The editors have a distinguished reputation in early childhood development * Covers biological development, cognitive development, language development, and social, emotional and regulatory development * Considers the applications of psychology to the care and education of young children, treating issues such as poverty, media, and the transition to school * A valuable resource for students, scholars and practitioners dealing with young children

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 680
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405154574
• Artikelnr.: 38280357

Autorenporträt

Kathleen McCartney is Gerald S. Lesser Professor of Early Childhood Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Deborah Phillips is Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part I: Conceptual Frameworks.
Nature and Nurture in Early Childhood. (Kirby Deater-Deckard and Katherine
Cahill).
Vulnerability and Resilience in Early Child Development. (Ann S. Masten and
Abigail H. Gewirtz).
Family Influences on the Development of Young Children's Competence.
(Michael J. Guralnick).
Intersections Among Domains of Development. (Catherine C. Ayoub and Kurt W.
Fischer).
Part II: Early Biological and Physiological Development.
Early Brain Development and Plasticity. (Jane W. Couperus and Charles A.
Nelson).
Social Regulation of Stress in Early Child Development. (Megan R. Gunnar).
Temperament. (Jennifer N. Martin and Nathan A. Fox).
Part III: Cognitive Development.
Early Conceptual Development. (Susan A. Gelman).
Executive Functions in Developing Children: Current Conceptualizations and
Questions for the Future. (Marilyn C. Welsh, Sarah L. Friedman, and Susan
J. Spieker).
Developing Social Understanding in a Social Context. (Rachel Barr).
Mathematical Thinking and Learning. (Herbert P. Ginsburg, Joanna Cannon,
Janet Eisenband, and Sandra Pappas).
Part IV: Language and Communicative Development.
Language Experience and Language Milestones During Early Childhood. (Erika
Hoff).
How Children Learn Language: A Focus on Resilience. (Susan Goldin-Meadow).
What counts as literacy in early childhood? (Catherine E. Snow).
Part V: Social, Emotional, and Regulatory Development.
Getting Along with Others: Social Competence in Early Childhood. (Richard
A. Fabes, Bridget M. Gaertner, and Tiernay K. Popp).
Feeling and Understanding: Early Emotional Development. (Ross A. Thompson
and Kristin H. Lagattuta).
Temperament, Attention, and the Development of Self-Regulation. (Mary K.
Rothbart, Michael I. Posner, and Jessica Kieras).
Maladjustment in Preschool Children: A Developmental Psychopathology
Perspective. (Susan B. Campbell).
Part VI: The Social Ecology of Early Development.
Family Systems. (Marc H. Bornstein and Jeanette Sawyer).
Poverty in Early Childhood. (Eric Dearing, Daniel Berry, and Martha
Zaslow).
Orphanages as a Developmental Context for Early Childhood. (Charles H.
Zeanah, Anna T. Smyke, and Lisa D. Settles).
Peer Relationships in Early Childhood. (Deborah Lowe Vandell, Lana Nenide,
and Sara J. Van Winkle).
Child Care and Early Childhood Education. (Deborah Phillips, Kathleen
McCartney, and Amy L. Sussman).
The Social Ecology of the Transition to School: Classrooms, Families, and
Children. (Robert C. Pianta and Sara Rimm-Kaufman).
Media and Early Development. (Sandra L. Calvert).
Part VII: Policy Issues.
Evaluating Early Childhood Assessments: A Differential Analysis. (Samuel J.
Meisels and Sally Atkins-Burnett).
Head Start: What Do We Know About Its Effectiveness? What Do We Need to
Know? (John M. Love, Louisa Banks Tarullo, Helen Raikes, and Rachel
Chazan-Cohen).
Early Childhood Policy: A Comparative Perspective. (Jane Waldfogel).
Promoting Social Competence in Early Childhood: Classroom Curricula and
Social Skills Coaching Programs. (Karen L. Bierman and Stephen A. Erath).
Treatment and Prevention of Conduct Problems: Parent Training Interventions
for Young Children (2-7 Years Old). (Carolyn Webster-Stratton and M. Jamila
Reid).
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index

Rezensionen

"The astute editors and leading scholars have produced the bestsingle overview of the exploding field of early childhooddevelopment, covering both old and new pressing issues in thisburgeoning field. Must reading for both basic and applied workers,as well as scholars working at the intersect of knowledge andpolicy construction."
Edward Zigler, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development andSocial Policy

"This is a comprehensive and authoritative review of the fieldof early childhood research, covering the basic scientific and keypolicy issues, with contributions from the leading researchers. Itwill be an essential reference for anyone interested in theexciting early development of children, with the breadth, depth andclarity of its coverage."
Judy Dunn, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Institute ofPsychiatry, London

"Kathleen McCartney and Deborah Phillips have recruited many ofthe top names in the field of early child development to providetimely and informative reviews of a very fast-moving field. Thishandbook will be obligatory reading for researchers andpractitioners alike. Whether you are looking for a conceptualframework, the latest empirical findings in key domains such as thedevelopment of cognition, language and emotion, or the implicationsfor policy, this book should serve as a first point ofreference."
Paul L. Harris, Harvard University

"This book simply redefines "comprehensive"! It is trulyinteractive in that it constantly elicits the reader's input byraising and/or addressing issues that reach far beyond the printedpage."
Toni Brennan, University of Surrey

"The assembling of a large number of qualified experts towrite short, clear summaries of their areas is an impressiveachievement, and the context and policy sections go beyondexpectations ... making it valuable even to scholars alreadyknowledgeable in the field."
Marie-Pierre M. Gosselin and David R. Foreman, CanadianPsychology