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The Handbook of Applied Developmental Science is the only work to comprehensively present the latest theory, research, and application from applied developmental science (ADS) and the positive psychology movement. It summarizes and synthesizes the best scientific knowledge from ADS to help readers understand the efforts being made around the world to ensure that all children and adolescents develop into healthy adults who contribute positively to society. The first resource to organize and integrate both the prevention and promotion approaches to programs and policies, the Handbook provides a detailed road map for future research and for actions that will promote positive child, youth, and family development.Published in four topical volumes, Volume 1 describes the foundation of applied developmental science, its historical development, and current scientific and professional efforts to develop policies and programs that promote development. Volume 2 examines public policy and government service systems. Volume 3 discusses community systems for enhancing citizenship and promoting a civil society. Finally, Volume 4 outlines methods for university engagement and academic outreach.Volume 1Applying Developmental Science for Youth and FamiliesHistorical and Theoretical FoundationsVolume 2Enhancing the Life Chances of Youth and FamiliesContributions of Programs, Policies, and Service SystemsVolume 3 Promoting Positive Youth and Family DevelopmentCommunity Systems, Citizenship, and Civil SocietyVolume 4 Adding Value to Youth and Family DevelopmentThe Engaged University and Professional and Academic OutreachKey Features Four comprehensive, topical volumes Approximately 2200 pages in 95 chapters More than 150 contributors, many of whom are world-renowned leaders in applied developmental science from the academic, professional, and policy and political arenas Forewords for each volume written by well-known authorities, including Edward Zigler, co-founder of the Head Start program; U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings; David Bell, International Youth Foundation; and Graham Spanier, President, The Pennsylvania State UniversityRecommended LibrariesAcademic, government, special, and private/corporate

"The most comprehensive, one-stop source for the latest in applied developmental science."—Don Floyd, President and CEO, National 4-H CouncilThe Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science is an important and timely contribution to this burgeoning field. This four-volume set is the authoritative source that encompasses the entire range of concepts and topics involved in the study of applied developmental science. Its contents and levels have broad appeal for those interested in how the application of knowledge about human development can be used to enhance the lives of individuals, families, and communities.The breadth of activity in applied developmental science makes adequate representation of its concepts and topics a daunting challenge. To this end, the encyclopedia seeks to answer the following questions: How may information about this field be integrated in a manner accessible, meaningful, and useful to the next generation of the leaders of our nation and world?  How may we best convey the knowledge necessary for them to understand the nature of their development and the way that they may contribute positively to their own lives, to their families and communities, and to the designed and natural environments of which they will be stewards?The Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science provides the most effective way to address these questions. It includes entries written in an authoritative but not overly technical manner by the broad range of scholars and practitioners involved in applied developmental science. In addition to an alphabetical table of contents, there is a readers′ guide that organizes the entries into 30 content categories to help the reader locate similarly themed entries with ease.The encyclopedia is ideal for libraries serving those with interests in psychology, human development/human ecology, education, sociology, family and consumer sciences, and nursing, as well as social work and other human services disciplines. The entries are written to be accessible to not only professionals, but also to policy makers and other potential consumers of applied developmental science scholarship. This includes young people and their parents, teachers, and counselors.Topics Covered Adolescent Development ADS Training and Education Adult Development Biographies of Applied Developmental 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 ProgramsAdvisory BoardPeter Benson, President, Search Institute Joan Bergstrom, Wheelock CollegeNancy A. Busch-Rossnagel, Fordham UniversityRoger A. Dixon, University of Alberta Felton "Tony" Earls, Harvard UniversityRobert C. Granger, William T. Grant FoundationDaniel P. Keating, University of TorontoKim Choo Khoo, National University of SingaporeKaveh Khoshnood, Yale UniversityBonnie Leadbeater, University of VictoriaRick Little, President & CEO, The ImagineNations GroupGary B. Melton, Clemson UniversityJari-Erik Nurmi, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Ellen Pinderhughes, Vanderbilt UniversityAvi Sagi-Schwartz, University of Haifa, IsraelT.S. Saraswathi, University of Baroda, IndiaRainer K. Silbereisen, University of Jena, GermanyMerrill Singer, Chief of Research, Hispanic Health Council, Inc.Margaret Beale Spencer, University of Pennsylvania Linda Thompson, University of MarylandRichard A. Weinberg, University of MinnesotaHirokazu Yoshikawa, New York UniversityLuis H. Zayas, Washington University, St. LouisEdward Zigler, Yale University