Handbook of research methods in developmental science / / edited by Douglas M. Teti

• Record Nr.: UNISA996206007003316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2005; Malden, Mass. : : , : Blackwell Pub., , 2006
• ISBN: 1-281-32081-1; 1-78034-110-5; 9786611320812; 1-4051-6603-7; 0-470-75667-5; 0-470-75658-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (582 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell handbooks of research methods in psychology
• Classificazione: 143; 155/.072
• Disciplina: 155.072; 155/.072
• Soggetti: Developmental psychology -- Research -- Methodology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Non definito
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I Developmental Designs; 1 Issues in the Use of Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Designs; 2 Methodological Issues in Aging Research; 3 Using Microgenetic Designs to Study Change Processes; 4 Developmental Science and the Experimental Method; 5 Quasi-Experimental Designs in Developmental Research: Design and Analysis Considerations; Part II General Issues in Developmental Measurement; 6 Measurement of Individual Difference Constructs in Child Development, or Taking Aim at Moving Targets; 7 Who Should Collect Our Data: Parents or Trained Observers?8 Validating Young Children's Self-Concept Responses: Methodological Ways and Means to Understand their Responses; 9 Developmental Perspectives on Parenting Competence; 10 Methods of Contextual Assessment and Assessing Contextual Methods: A Developmental Systems Perspective; Part III Developmental Intervention: Traditional ; and Emergent Approaches in Enhancing Development; 11 Enhancing Children's Socioemotional Development: A Review of Intervention Studies; 12 Early Childhood Education: The Journey from Efficacy Research to Effective Practice13 Fostering Early Communication and Language Development; 14 Enhancing Social Competence; 15 NICU-Based Interventions for High-Risk Infants; Part IV Analytic Issues and Methods in Developmental Psychology; 16 Assessing Growth in Longitudinal Investigations: Selected Measurement and Design Issues; 17 Latent Growth Curve Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling Techniques; 18 Modeling Developmental Change Over Time: Latent Growth Analysis; 19 Interdependence in Development: Data Analytic Strategies for Dyadic Designs20 Analysis of Behavioral Streams; Part V New Directions in Developmental Research; 21 Emotion-Related Regulation: The Construct and its Measurement; 22 Person-Environment ""Fit"" and Individual Development; 23 New Developments in the Study of Infant Memory; 24 Understanding Children's Testimony Regarding their Alleged Abuse: Contributions of Field and Laboratory Analog Research; 25 New Research Methods in Developmental Science: Applications and Illustrations; Index
• Sommario/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. 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 cut