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
- Brings together the insights of a stellar group of contributors with personal experience translating developmental psychology research into practice
- Accessibly structured into sections exploring family processes and child rearing practices; educational aspects; and clinical applications
- Goes beyond traditional reviews of literature in the field to report on practical implementation of research findings, including the challenges faced by authors
- Serves as an invaluable resource for developmental psychologists, practitioners working in the field of child development, and policymakers working on issues affecting children and families
Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors x
In Memoriam xviii
Part I Family Processes and Child Rearing Practices 1
1 On Giving Away Developmental Psychology 3
Kevin Durkin and H. Rudolph Schaffer
2 The Role of Popular Literature in Influencing Parents' Behavior 22
Penelope Leach
3 Opportunities and Obstacles in Giving Away Research on Marital Conflict and Children 53
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 79
Angela D. Moreland and Jean E. Dumas
5 Parenting Information and Advice and the Mass Media 100
Matthew R. Sanders and Rachel Calam
6 Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents: Reflections on the Research–Policy Interface 121
Charlotte J. Patterson and Rachel H. Farr
7 Child Care at the Nexus of Practice, Policy, and Research 143
Christina Hardway and Kathleen McCartney
8 Teenage Childbearing in the United States: Do Our Programs and Policies Reflect Our Knowledge Base? 171
Anne Martin and Jeanne BrooksÂ]Gunn
Part II Educational Aspects 201
9 The Trials and Tribulations of Changing How Reading is Taught in Schools: Synthetic Phonics and The Educational Backlash 203
Rhona S. Johnston and Joyce E. Watson
10 Giving Away Early Mathematics: Big Math for Little Kids Encounters the Complex World of Early Education 222
Herbert P. Ginsburg and Barbrina B. Ertle
11 Toward a Truly Democratic Civics Education 264
Charles C. Helwig and Shaogang Yang
12 Research and Practice in the Study of School Bullying 290
Peter K. Smith
13 Promoting Pedestrian Skill Development in Young Children: Implementation of a National CommunityÂ]Centered Behavioral Training Scheme 311
James A. Thomson
14 Researcher–Practitioner Partnerships in the Development of Intervention to Reduce Prejudice Among Children 341
Lindsey Cameron and Adam Rutland
Part III Clinical Aspects 367
15 What Do We Know and Why Does It Matter? The Dissemination of EvidenceÂ]Based Interventions for Child Maltreatment 369
Dante Cicchetti, Sheree L. Toth, Wendy J. Nilsen, and Jody Todd Manly
16 Language Impairment and Adolescent Outcomes 407
Gina ContiÂ]Ramsden and Kevin Durkin
17 Translating Models of Adolescent Problem Behavior into Effective Intervention: Trials, Tribulations and Future Directions 440
Thomas J. Dishion and Miwa Yasui
18 Giving Knowledge about Children's Mental Health Away: Challenges and Opportunities 467
Janice Cooper and Jane Knitzer
Author Index 497
Subject Index 520
