Debating Early Child Care - The Relationship Between Developmental Science and the Media

Informationen zum Autor Robert Crosnoe is the C. B. Smith, Sr Centennial Chair at the University of Texas, Austin. His research focuses on the education and healthy development of children from diverse backgrounds, and his books include Fitting In, Standing Out: Navigating the Social Challenges of High School to Get an Education (Cambridge, 2011) and Healthy Learners: A Whole Child Approach to Reducing Disparities in Early Education (2015). Dr Crosnoe has won research awards from the Society for Research in Child Development and the American Sociological Association. Tama Leventhal is an Associate Professor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University, Massachusetts. Her research is at the intersection of child development and social policy, with a focus on neighborhood and housing contexts. Her work appears in journals on developmental psychology, family studies, sociology, psychiatry and public health. She is co-editor of the Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science: Ecological Settings and Processes in Developmental Systems, Volume 4 (2015). Klappentext Demonstrates how research on child care can become used as ammunition in fierce media public debates. Zusammenfassung How can parents accurately understand the ways that child care affects children if the media translation of research goes awry? By examining this translation process! this book seeks to help scientists! journalists! and policymakers have a real impact on society! and assist parents in making informed decisions for their children. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The child care wars; 2. Translating science for public consumption; 3. Media coverage of early child care research; 4. Mothers, children, and messages; 5. Gaining perspective on early child care research in the media; 6. Lessons learned for scientists, journalists, and parents; 7. Moving forward with developmental science in the media.

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• Authors: Robert Crosnoe, Robert (University of Texas Crosnoe, Crosnoe Robert, Tama Leventhal, Tama (Tufts University Leventhal, Leventhal Tama
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781107472051
• ISBN: 978-1-107-47205-1
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Sociology: family & relationships, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Age groups: children, Sociology: family and relationships