Science for society
Subtitle: informing policy and practice through research in developmental psychology
By: Ann Higgins-D'Alessandro, Katherine R. B. Jankowski, editors.
Contributors: Higgins-D'Alessandro, Ann.; Jankowski, Katherine R. B.
Series: New directions for child and adolescent development -- no. 98; Jossey-Bass education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2002
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Science -- Social aspects; Technology -- Social aspects; Developmental psychology; Science and civilization; Psychology -- Research
Notes: "Winter 2002."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A; title: life lived at the crossroads of knowledge and children's policy -- Edward Ziegler, with Sally J. Styfco; title: Where are you from? Child advocacy and the benefits of marginality -- Ruby Takanishi; title: From research to policy : choosing questions and interpreting the answers -- Aletha C. Huston; title: Risk and prevention : building bridges between theory and practice -- Robert L. Selman; title: Creating culturally sensitive and community-sensitive measures of development -- Nancy A. Busch-Rossnagel; title: Adherence process research on developmental interventions : filling in the middle -- Aaron Hogue -- The; title: necessity of teacher development -- Ann Higgins-D'Alessandro -- The; title: role of psychological research in setting a policy agenda for children and families -- Lonnie R. Sherrod.