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Hertz, Thomas W., Ed.; Dennis, Deborah Ellis, Ed. – 1978
In a conference convened to evolve new research approaches to the study of child development within the family, workgroups discussed emerging issues and priorities in research on children and families, information on children and families (needs and sources), and current methods and approaches in child development research. Workgroup I evaluated…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Specialists, Children, Conference Reports
Peer reviewedFabes, Richard A.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Hanish, Laura D.; Updegraff, Kimberly A. – Child Development, 2000
Identifies the forces that influence how developmental research is prioritized and evaluated and how these influences are changing at entry into the new millennium. Considers the developmental researcher in context, suggesting that there will be increasing pressure to use new criteria when assessing the significance of twenty-first-century…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Evaluation Criteria, Influences
Download full textSparling, Joseph J.; Gallagher, James J. – 1974
This booklet is based on a series of 1971 conferences attended by 22 prominent individuals in the field of child development research. Conference participants met in three working panels (on infancy, the preschool child, and the school age child) to assess the current status of the child development research field and to project research needs for…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Human Development
Peer reviewedLerner, Richard M.; Fisher, Celia B.; Weinberg, Richard A. – Child Development, 2000
Describes how applied developmental science (ADS) integrates developmental research with policies and programs promoting positive development or enhancing life chances of vulnerable children and families. Maintains that ADS contributes to social justice, promotes outreach, and serves as a model of how higher education may engage policymakers,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Child Development
Forum--Children and Families. Report of Proceedings of a Seminar (Melbourne, Australia, March 1981).
Ochiltree, Gay, Ed. – 1981
Reported in this document are proceedings of a forum on the relationships between the child and the family. Held March 1981 in Melbourne, Australia, the forum was jointly sponsored by the Institute of Family Studies and the Victorian Child Development and Family Services Council (CDFSC). Specifically, the purpose of the forum was to enable…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1973
These hearings before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate include testimony on the subject of research into the use of phosphates to prevent dental decay. The purpose of the hearing was to explore certain dental health questions raised during the committee's recent hearings on the Television Advertising of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Dental Health, Federal Government, Food
Yeshiva Univ., New York, NY. ERIC Clearinghouse for Urban Disadvantaged. – 1967
This conference was conducted to communicate the deliberations of prior conferences to those who are responsible for planning research and allocating funds in the area of the education of the disadvantaged and/or segregated. Major purposes were: (1) to improve communication between investigators working in this field; (2) to stimulate interest in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Conference Reports, Counseling
Hertz, Thomas W.; Harrell, Adele V. – 1974
This report analyzes early childhood research activities supported by the Interagency Panel on Early Childhood Research and Development during the 1974 fiscal year, and identifies trends and shifts in the agencies' research plans. The report is composed of five chapters which contain the following: (1) information about the historical background,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Cooperative Planning
