Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1405153954 ISBN 13: 9781405153959

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2006

Riassunto

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.

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• 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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Informazioni sull?autore

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).

Dalla quarta di copertina

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1405153954
• ISBN 13: 9781405153959
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 565
• Redattore: Teti Douglas M.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile