Applied developmental science: an advanced textbook

Foundations of applied developmental science

Historical and theoretical bases of applied developmental sciences / Richard M. Lerner, Donald Wertlieb, and Francine Jacobs

Neural development and lifelong plasticity / Charles A. Nelson

The role of positive psychology in child, adolescent, and family development / Andrew J. Shatté, Martin E.P. Seligman, Jane E. Gillham, and Karen Reivich

Child and youth well-being : the social indicators field / Brett V. Brown and Kristin Moore

Participant consultation : ethical insights into parental permissions and confidentiality procedures for policy-relevant research with youth / Celia B. Fisher

Enhancing individual context relations

Families and ethnicity / Harriette P. Mcadoo and Alan Martin

Positive parenting and positive development in children / Marc H. Bornstein

Promoting child adjustment by fostering positive paternal involvement / Michael E. Lamb, Susan S. Chuang, and Natasha Cabrera

Ethnotheories of parenting : at the interface between culture and child development / Jayanthi Mistry, Jana H. Chaudhuri, and Virginia Diez

Reforming education : developing 21st century community schools / Martin J. Blanck with Bela Shah, Sheri Johnson, William Blackwell, and Melissa Ganley

Strengthening policies and programs

The role of federal and state governments in child and family issues : an analysis of three policy areas / Jeffrey Capizzano and Matthew Stagner

Child poverty in the United States : an evidence-based conceptual framework for programs and policies / Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, J. Lawrence Aber, and C. Cybele Raver

The politics of children's issues : challenges and opportunities for advancing a children's agenda in the political arena / Marylee Allen and Suzanne Martinez

Juvenile justice and positive youth development / Robert G. Schwartz

The development of young children with disabilities and their families : implications for policies and programs / Penny Hauser-Cram and Angela Howell

Enhancing service systems

Early intervention and family support programs / John Eckenrode, Charles Izzo, and Mary Campa-Muller

Back to basics : building an early care and education system / Sharon L. Kagen and Michelle J. Neuman

Housing : the foundation of family life / Rachel G. Bratt

Philanthropy, science, and social change : corporate and operating foundations as engines of applied developmental science / Lonnie R. Sherrod.