New Encyclopedia on Applied Developmental Science

Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science Edited by Celia B. Fisher and Richard M. Lerner Sage Publications, c2005
Meriam Library Call Number: HQ767.84 E52 2005 (Reference)

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The library has acquired The Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science. This 2-volume set published by Sage is written in a style designed to make it accessible to a broad audience that includes not only professionals and scholars, but students, teachers, and parents as well. It is useful and relevant to students and professors in the following disciplines: psychology, child development, education, sociology, and nursing, and social work.

More information about this encyclopedia can be found at the following website.

WHAT IS APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE?

Applied Developmental Science (ADS) has been described as "the synthesis of research and application to promote positive development across the life span. Applied developmental scientists use descriptive and explanatory knowledge about human development to provide preventive and/or enhancing interventions. The conceptual base of ADS reflects the view that individual and family functioning is a combined and interactive product of biology and the physical and social environments that continuously evolve and change over time."

DETAILED CONTENTS:

Adolescent development -- ADS training and education -- Adult development --Biographies of applied development scientists -- Child development -- Civic engagement -- Culture and diversity -- Development : promoting interventions --Developmental assessment -- Developmental disorders -- Developmental processes -- Developmental risks -- Ecology of human development -- Emotional and social development -- Ethics -- Families -- Foundations -- Health -- Historical influences -- Infant development -- Organizations -- Parenting -- Personality development -- Religiosity and spirituality -- Research methodology -- Schools -- Social issues -- Theory -- Universities -- Youth programs

You can find this set on the 2nd floor of the library in the Reference Collection using this call Number: HQ767.84 E52 2005 (Reference)