Handbook of research methods in developmental science
By: edited by Douglas M. Teti.
Contributors: Teti, Douglas M., 1951-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Blackwell handbooks of research methods in psychology -- 4
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 565
Subjects: Developmental psychology -- Research -- Methodology
Description: "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." "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."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Issues in the use of longitudinal and cross-sectional designs / Kelly Robinson Todd Schmidt and Douglas M. Teti; title: Methodological issues in aging research / K. Warner Schaie and Grace I. L. Caskie; title: Using microgenetic designs to study change processes / Manuela Lavelli ... [et al.]; title: Developmental science and the experimental method / Allison Holmes and Douglas M. Teti; title: Quasi-experimental designs in developmental research : design and analysis considerations / Steven C. Pitts, Justin H. Prost, and Jamie J. Winters; title: Measurement of individual difference constructs in child development, or taking aim at moving targets / John E. Bates and Claire Novosad; title: Who should collect our data : parents or trained observers? / Ronald Seifer; title: Validating young children's self-concept responses : methodological ways and means to understand their responses / Herbert Marsh, Raymond Debus, and Laurel Bornholt; title: Developmental perspectives on parenting competence / Douglas M. Teti and Keng-Yen Huang; title: Methods of contextual assessment and assessing contextual methods : a developmental systems perspective / Richard M. Lerner, Elizabeth Dowling, and Jana Chaudhuri; title: Enhancing children's socioemotional development : a review of intervention studies / Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn; title: Early childhood education : the journey from efficacy research to effective practice / Craig T. Ramey and Sharon L. Ramey; title: Fostering early communication and language development / Steven F.Warren and Dale Walker; title: Enhancing social competence / Elizabeth A. Stormshak and Janet E. Welsh; title: NICU-based interventions for high-risk infants / Christine Reiner Hess; title: Assessing growth in longitudinal investigations : selected measurement and design issues / Donald P. Hartmann; title: Latent growth curve analysis using structural equation modeling techniques / John J. McArdle; title: Modeling developmental change over time : latent growth analysis / Philip W. Wirtz; title: Interdependence in development : data analytic strategies for dyadic designs / Deborah A. Kashy and Jennifer G. Boldry; title: Analysis of behavioral streams / Roger Bakeman, Deborah F. Deckner, and Vicenç Quera; title: Emotion-related regulation : the construct and its measurement / Nancy Eisenberg, Amanda Sheffield Morris, and Tracy L. Spinrad; title: Person-environment "fit" and individual development / Theodore D. Wachs; title: New developments in the study of infant memory / Patricia J. Bauer; title: Understanding children's testimony regarding their alleged abuse : contributions of field and laboratory analog research / Michael E. Lamb and Karen L. Thierry; title: New research methods in developmental science : applications and illustrations / Marc H. Bornstein ... [et al.].