Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science - Hardcover

 
9780631222613: Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0631222618 ISBN 13: 9780631222613
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

Synopsis

The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science is a collection of newly written articles that provide an overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development.


  • Contains accessible contributions from some of the most renowned developmental scientists in the field.
  • Provides basic information on the strengths and challenges inherent in traditional and complex research design.
  • Discusses successful intervention approaches that have been used to promote intellectual, social, and linguistic development.
  • Includes cutting-edge research that is forging new and exciting directions in developmental research.
  • Provides students and scholars with a working understanding of research approaches and issues in the developmental sciences.

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About the Author

Douglas M. Teti is Professor of Human Development at the Pennsylvania State University. He is currently an Associate Editor of the journal Developmental Psychology, and is co-author of Development in Infancy (with Michael Lamb and Marc Bornstein, Fourth Edition 2002).

From the Back Cover

The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science brings together a team of leading developmental scientists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development. It contains accessible contributions from some of the most renowned developmental scientists in the field. Topics discussed include: traditional and complex designs in developmental research and the strengths and challenges inherent in each; the use of experimentation and quasi-experimentation in studies of development; developmental measurement issues; conceptualizations of change and approaches to assess it; intervention approaches to promote development in high-risk samples; and cutting-edge research that is forging new and exciting directions in developmental research.

This volume is a vital resource for students and scholars wishing to gain a working understanding of research approaches and issues in the developmental sciences.

From the Inside Flap

The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science brings together a team of leading developmental scientists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development. It contains accessible contributions from some of the most renowned developmental scientists in the field. Topics discussed include: traditional and complex designs in developmental research and the strengths and challenges inherent in each; the use of experimentation and quasi-experimentation in studies of development; developmental measurement issues; conceptualizations of change and approaches to assess it; intervention approaches to promote development in high-risk samples; and cutting-edge research that is forging new and exciting directions in developmental research.

This volume is a vital resource for students and scholars wishing to gain a working understanding of research approaches and issues in the developmental sciences.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0631222618
ISBN 13 
9780631222613
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
584
Editor
Teti Douglas M.