Applied Research in Child and Adolescent Development: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9781848728158 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 340 str.

Valerie Maholmes

Opis

Developed for a popular training institute, this volume is organized around the most frequently asked questions from young researchers conducting applied research in child and adolescent development.

Spis treści

V. Maholmes, C. Lomonaco, Introduction. Part 1. Getting Started With Applied Research on Child and Adolescent Development. D. Blachman, L. Esposito, Getting Started: Answering your Frequently Asked Questions About Applied Research on Child and Adolescent Development. R. Lerner, Applied Developmental Science: Definitions and Dimensions. P. Cole, Letting Your Questions Guide the Way: Framing Applied Questions in Child and Adolescent Development Research. Part 2. Challenges and Issues Conducting Applied Research on Child and Adolescent Development. P. Spicer, Designing Studies of Special Populations: Establishing and Maintaining Trust in Research Relationships. R.B. McCall, C.J. Groark, Challenges and Issues in Designing Applied Research. C. Fisher, A.L. Fried, Ethical Issues and Challenges in Applied Research in Child and Adolescent Development. Part 3. Conducting Research in Applied Settings. N.G. Guerra, M.S. Leidy, Conducting Translational Research on Child Development in Community Settings: What You Need to Know and Why it’s Worth the Effort. D.J. Schonfeld, Conducting Applied Research in School Settings: Common Challenges and Practical Suggestions. L.M. Knox, Conducting Applied Research in Clinical Settings: Why to do it and How. Part 4. How to Make the Most of Your Applied Research. D. Berch, Getting Funded in Applied Child and Adolescent Development Research: The Art and Science of Applying for Grants. M.A. McCabe, A. Browning, Communicating and Disseminating Your Applied Research Findings to the Public. L. Liben, I am Pleased to Accept Your Manuscript: Publishing Your Research on Child and Adolescent Development. V. Maholmes, C. Lomonaco, Conclusion and Future Directions.

O autorze

Valerie Maholmes is the Program Director for the Social and Affective Development /Child Maltreatment and Violence Research Program in the Child Development and Behavior Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). In this capacity she provides leadership on research and research training relevant to social and personality development in children through adolescence, and on the impact of physical and social environments on their health and psychological development. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Howard University, Washington, USA. In 2003, Dr. Maholmes was awarded the Executive Branch Science Policy Fellowship sponsored by the Society for Research in Child Development and the American Association for the Advancement of Science　

Carmela Lomonaco is Director of Programs for the Inspire USA Foundation, where she directs a technology-based mental health intervention for teens and young adults. Carmela Lomonaco received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Southern California, USA. Her research interests include adolescent risk behaviors, with particular expertise in gang formation and persistence, and the influence of popular culture and media on adolescent girls’ attitudes and behaviors regarding race, gender and sexuality. She is the past recipient of a 2005-2007 Society for Research in Child Development Executive Branch Policy Fellowship with a placement at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development also at the NIH and a recipient of the 2005 USC Urban/Global Fellowship focused on Adolescent Homelessness and the 2004 SOPHE/CDC Violence and Injury Prevention Fellowship.