From neurons to neighborhoods : the science of early child development /
From neurons to neighborhoods : the science of early child development /
From neurons to neighbourhoods From neurons to neighbourhoods : The science of early child development
Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development ; Jack P. Shonkoff and Deborah A. Phillips, editors.
- xviii, 588 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Executive summary -- Setting the stage. Introduction -- Rethinking nature and nurture -- The challenge of studying culture -- Making causal connections -- The nature and tasks of early development. Acquiring self-regulation -- Communicating and learning -- Making friends and getting along with peers -- The developing brain -- The context for early development. Nurturing relationships -- Family resources -- Growing up in child care -- Neighborhood and community -- Promoting health development through intervention -- Knowledge into action. Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendixes. A. Related reports from the National Academies -- B. Defining and estimating causal effects -- C. Technologies for studying the developing human brain -- D. Biographical sketches.
0309069882 9780309069885
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Child development--United States
Preschool children--United States
Preschool children--Services for--United States
Nature and nurture--United States
Early childhood education--United States
HQ767.9 / .F76 2000
305.231
"Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Executive summary -- Setting the stage. Introduction -- Rethinking nature and nurture -- The challenge of studying culture -- Making causal connections -- The nature and tasks of early development. Acquiring self-regulation -- Communicating and learning -- Making friends and getting along with peers -- The developing brain -- The context for early development. Nurturing relationships -- Family resources -- Growing up in child care -- Neighborhood and community -- Promoting health development through intervention -- Knowledge into action. Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendixes. A. Related reports from the National Academies -- B. Defining and estimating causal effects -- C. Technologies for studying the developing human brain -- D. Biographical sketches.
0309069882 9780309069885
00010760
Child development--United States
Preschool children--United States
Preschool children--Services for--United States
Nature and nurture--United States
Early childhood education--United States
HQ767.9 / .F76 2000
305.231