Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology: The Wiley Handbook of Developmental Psychology in Practice: Implementation and Impact

Editors: Durkin, Kevin and Schaffer, Rudolph
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Wiley

Single-User Purchase Price: $195.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $292.50
ISBN: 978-1-40-516336-1
Category: Psychology
Image Count: 10
Book Status: Available
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An authoritative new work exploring the themes of communication and implementation of research within developmental psychology -- a scientific field with extensive real world value in addressing problems faced by individuals, families and services

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Table of Contents

  • Notes on Contributors
  • In Memoriam
  • Part I Family Processes and Child Rearing Practices
  • 1 On Giving Away Developmental Psychology - Kevin Durkin and H. Rudolph Schaffer
  • 2 The Role of Popular Literature in Influencing Parents' Behavior - Penelope Leach
  • 3 Opportunities and Obstacles in Giving Away Research on Marital Conflict and Children - E. Mark Cummings, W. Brad Faircloth, Patricia M. Schacht, Kathleen P. McCoy, and Alice C. Schermerhorn
  • 4 Implementing a Preventive Parenting Program with Families of Young Children: Challenges and Solutions - Angela D. Moreland and Jean E. Dumas
  • 5 Parenting Information and Advice and the Mass Media - Matthew R. Sanders and Rachel Calam
  • 6 Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents: Reflections on the Research-Policy Interface - Charlotte J. Patterson and Rachel H. Farr
  • 7 Child Care at the Nexus of Practice, Policy, and Research - Christina Hardway and Kathleen McCartney
  • 8 Teenage Childbearing in the United States: Do Our Programs and Policies Reflect Our Knowledge Base? - Anne Martin and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
  • Part II Educational Aspects
  • 9 The Trials and Tribulations of Changing How Reading is Taught in Schools: Synthetic Phonics and The Educational Backlash - Rhona S. Johnston and Joyce E. Watson
  • 10 Giving Away Early Mathematics: Big Math for Little Kids Encounters the Complex World of Early Education - Herbert P. Ginsburg and Barbrina B. Ertle
  • 11 Toward a Truly Democratic Civics Education - Charles C. Helwig and Shaogang Yang
  • 12 Research and Practice in the Study of School Bullying - Peter K. Smith
  • 13 Promoting Pedestrian Skill Development in Young Children: Implementation of a National Community-Centered Behavioral Training Scheme - James A. Thomson
  • 14 Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in the Development of Intervention to Reduce Prejudice Among Children - Lindsey Cameron and Adam Rutland
  • Part III Clinical Aspects
  • 15 What Do We Know and Why Does It Matter? The Dissemination of Evidence-Based Interventions for Child Maltreatment - Dante Cicchetti, Sheree L. Toth, Wendy J. Nilsen, and Jody Todd Manly
  • 16 Language Impairment and Adolescent Outcomes - Gina Conti-Ramsden and Kevin Durkin
  • 17 Translating Models of Adolescent Problem Behavior into Effective Intervention: Trials, Tribulations and Future Directions - Thomas J. Dishion and Miwa Yasui
  • 18 Giving Knowledge about Children's Mental Health Away: Challenges and Opportunities - Janice Cooper and Jane Knitzer