The first three years & beyond : brain development and social policy / Edward F. Zigler, Matia Finn-Stevenson, and Nancy W. Hall.
2002
HQ767.9 .Z543 2002 (Mapit)
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Title
The first three years & beyond : brain development and social policy / Edward F. Zigler, Matia Finn-Stevenson, and Nancy W. Hall.
Author
Zigler, Edward, 1930-2019.
ISBN
0300093640 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002.
Language
English
Description
viii, 263 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
HQ767.9 .Z543 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.231
Summary
Drawing on research from the social sciences and studies on the brain to answer questions and exploring what they mean for social policy and child and family development, this book offers recommendations for child care and development based on current brain research and its implications. Topics include the benefits of family leave, child care, home visitation programs, child abuse, and nutrition.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-251) and index.
Added Author
Finn-Stevenson, Matia.
Hall, Nancy Wilson.
Hall, Nancy Wilson.
Series
Current perspectives in psychology
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Table of Contents
The more things change : politics and PET scans
The science of brain research
Family leave
Early intervention and child care
Home visitation and parent education
Child abuse and the brain
The Mozart effect : not learning from history
The brain, prenatal development, and nutrition
The brain campaign : brain development and the media
Implications of the infant brain debate.
The science of brain research
Family leave
Early intervention and child care
Home visitation and parent education
Child abuse and the brain
The Mozart effect : not learning from history
The brain, prenatal development, and nutrition
The brain campaign : brain development and the media
Implications of the infant brain debate.