This article provides a brief history of federal agency involvement in programs for children
and their families, examines factors that affect the development of federal social policy, and …

Although major innovations in child and family policy continue to occur primarily at the state
and community level, the framework for child and family policy has been set increasingly in …

This article outlines a framework for developmentally oriented policy research. Drawing from
U. Bronfenbrenner's (1995) dynamic developmental systems theory, the authors suggest …

How should we understand child development? This question is posed not only by
developmental researchers but also by parents, practitioners, and policymakers who are …

The past twenty years have been a period of tremendous change for American families as a
result of now familiar shifts in employment patterns, family composition, and the age …

In this paper we argue that psychosocial interventions with children 2 can be made more
effective if they are informed by theory and research. This may seem an obvious point …

Traces the influence of recent social, political, and economic forces on the evolution of
American early childhood education. Since the learning experiences of young children affect …

After more than 6 decades of advancing science as a means to expand our understanding of
human development, the Society for Research in Child Development has welcomed into its …

If we seek to maximize the positive development of adolescents, it is imperative that all
contexts in which they are embedded—from the micro to the macro—are integrated …

The plight of young children in the United States continues to be one of our most urgent
social policy concerns. T. Berry Brazelton brought this issue to the attention of the public …