"The most comprehensive, one-stop source for the latest in applied developmental science."
-Don Floyd, President and CEO, National 4-H Council

The Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science is an important and timely contribution to this burgeoning field. This four-volume set is the authoritative source that encompasses the entire range of concepts and topics involved in the study of applied developmental science. Its contents and levels have broad appeal for those interested in how the application of knowledge about human development can be used to enhance the lives of individuals, families, and communities.



The breadth of activity in applied developmental science makes adequate representation of its concepts and topics a daunting challenge. To this end, the encyclopedia seeks to answer the following questions:



How may information about this field be integrated in a manner accessible, meaningful, and useful to the next generation of the leaders of our nation and world?
How may we best convey the knowledge necessary for them to understand the nature of their development and the way that they may contribute positively to their own lives, to their families and communities, and to the designed and natural environments of which they will be stewards?

The Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science provides the most effective way to address these questions. It includes entries written in an authoritative but not overly technical manner by the broad range of scholars and practitioners involved in applied developmental science. In addition to an alphabetical table of contents, there is a readers' guide that organizes the entries into 30 content categories to help the reader locate similarly themed entries with ease.

The encyclopedia is ideal for libraries serving those with interests in psychology, human development/human ecology, education, sociology, family and consumer sciences, and nursing, as well as social work and other human services disciplines. The entries are written to be accessible to not only professionals, but also to policy makers and other potential consumers of applied developmental science scholarship. This includes young people and their parents, teachers, and counselors.

Topics Covered



Adolescent Development
ADS Training and Education
Adult Development
Biographies of Applied Developmental Scientists
Child Development
Civic Engagement
Culture and Diversity
Development Promoting Interventions
Developmental Assessment
Developmental Disorders
Developmental Processes
Developmental Risks
Ecology of Human Development
Emotional and Social Development
Ethics
Families
Foundations
Health
Historical Influences
Infant Development
Organizations
Parenting
Personality Development
Religiosity and Spirituality
Research Methodology
Schools
Social Issues
Theory
Universities
Youth Programs

Advisory Board

Peter Benson, President, Search Institute
Joan Bergstrom, Wheelock College
Nancy A. Busch-Rossnagel, Fordham University
Roger A. Dixon, University of Alberta
Felton "Tony" Earls, Harvard University
Robert C. Granger, William T. Grant Foundation
Daniel P. Keating, University of Toronto
Kim Choo Khoo, National University of Singapore
Kaveh Khoshnood, Yale University
Bonnie Leadbeater, University of Victoria
Rick Little, President & CEO, The ImagineNations Group
Gary B. Melton, Clemson University
Jari-Erik Nurmi, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Ellen Pinderhughes, Vanderbilt University
Avi Sagi-Schwartz, University of Haifa, Israel
T.S. Saraswathi, University of Baroda, India
Rainer K. Silbereisen, University of Jena, Germany
Merrill Singer, Chief of Research, Hispanic Health Council, Inc.
Margaret Beale Spencer, University of Pennsylvania
Linda Thompson, University of Maryland
Richard A. Weinberg, University of Minnesota
Hirokazu Yoshikawa, New York University
Luis H. Zayas, Washington University, St. Louis
Edward Zigler, Yale University