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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: McCartney, Kathleen. Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development. Chicester : Wiley, ©2011 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kathleen McCartney; Deborah Phillips |
| ISBN: | 9781444357134 1444357131 |
| OCLC Number: | 1040036319 |
| Notes: | The Role of Social Context. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (747 pages). |
| Contents: | Cover -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright -- List of Tables and Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- PART I: Conceptual Frameworks -- 1: Nature and Nurture in Early Childhood -- Methods in Research on Gene-Environment Processes -- Stature and Physical Development -- Cognitive Development -- Temperament -- Psychopathology -- Gene-Environment Transactions -- Genetically Informative Studies Clarify Environmental Mechanisms -- Change and Development -- Where the Environment Lives: Subjective Experience -- Conclusion -- References. 2: Vulnerability and Resilience in Early Child Development -- The Challenge of Defining Vulnerability and Resilience -- Models of Vulnerability and Resilience -- A Resilience Framework for Promoting Positive Development in Early Childhood -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 3: Family Influences on Early Development: Integrating the Science of Normative Development, Risk and Disability, and Intervention -- Developmental Science of Normative Development -- Developmental Science of Biological Risk and Disability -- Intervention Science -- Summary and Future Directions -- References. 4: Developmental Pathways and Intersections among Domains of Development -- Conceptual Framework for the Intersections of Domains -- Interface of Developmental Domains: Examples Based on Differences in Temperament, Disability, and Negative Life Experience -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- PART II: Early Biological and Physiological Development -- 5: Early Brain Development and Plasticity -- The Basic Building Blocks -- Mechanisms of Brain Development -- Connections and Prenatal Plasticity -- Plasticity and the Environment -- Conclusions and Future Directions -- Notes -- References. 6: Social Regulation of Stress in Early Child Development -- The Neurobiology of Stress -- Frontal Regulation of Stress -- Animal Models of the Social Regulation of Stress -- Psychobiological Studies of Stress and Emotion in Children -- Summary and Future Directions -- Note -- References -- 7: Temperament -- Historical Origins of Temperament -- Approach and Withdrawal Systems -- The Neural Substrates of Temperament -- Behavioral Inhibition and a Synthesis of Temperament and Neuroscience -- Continuity of Temperament across Childhood -- Consequences of Individual Differences in Temperament. Conclusion -- References -- PART III: Cognitive Development -- 8: Early Conceptual Development -- Early Competence -- Role of Experience -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 9: Executive Functions in Developing Children: Current Conceptualizations and Questions for the Future -- Current Conceptualizations of Executive Function -- Future Questions for Executive Function Research -- Summary and Concluding Thoughts -- References -- 10: Developing Social Understanding in a Social Context -- How Is TOM Measured? -- What Develops? -- How is TOM Related to Other Abilities? |
| Series Title: | Wiley-Blackwell handbooks of developmental psychology. |
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"The astute editors and leading scholars have produced the best single overview of the exploding field of early childhood development, covering both old and new pressing issues in this burgeoning field. Must reading for both basic and applied workers, as well as scholars working at the intersect of knowledge and policy construction." Edward Zigler, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy "This is a comprehensive and authoritative review of the field of early childhood research, covering the basic scientific and key policy issues, with contributions from the leading researchers. It will be an essential reference for anyone interested in the exciting early development of children, with the breadth, depth and clarity of its coverage." Judy Dunn, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London "Kathleen McCartney and Deborah Phillips have recruited many of the top names in the field of early child development to provide timely and informative reviews of a very fast-moving field. This handbook will be obligatory reading for researchers and practitioners alike. Whether you are looking for a conceptual framework, the latest empirical findings in key domains such as the development of cognition, language and emotion, or the implications for policy, this book should serve as a first point of reference." Paul L. Harris, Harvard University "This book simply redefines "comprehensive"! It is truly interactive in that it constantly elicits the reader's input by raising and/or addressing issues that reach far beyond the printed page." Toni Brennan, University of Surrey "The assembling of a large number of qualified experts to write short, clear summaries of their areas is an impressive achievement, and the context and policy sections go beyond expectations ... making it valuable even to scholars already knowledgeable in the field." Marie-Pierre M. Gosselin and David R. Foreman, Canadian Psychology Read more...
