This special issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology includes research reports based on the data sets of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD). One purpose of this special issue is to highlight how investigators who did not plan and execute the study are using the data sets to answer their own research questions, thereby expanding the body of knowledge derived from the NICHD SECCYD. We hope that this special issue will illustrate the rich questions and answers that can be obtained using existing data sets, and that it will inspire developmentalists to consider using existing data sets as one method to answer their scientific questions.
We are sad to report Merry Bullock's retirement from the journal from the end of this year, but also pleased to announce Kathryn Wentzel's appointment as Co-Editor, and Bridget-Murphy-Kelsey's arrival at the journal as Associate Editor.
Contemporary Educational Psychology Special Issue
Call for Proposals Guest Editors Stephen L Benton, Virginia W Berninger and Stephen Booth are requesting proposals for a special issue on Brain Research and Academic Learning, which will seek to highlight cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience. Click here for more details
Louisiana State University, this new journal has had an overwhelmingly positive Early Childhood Research Quarterly is to publish a Special Issue titled Globalization of Early Childhood Policies and Practices: International Comparative Perspectives. To access the Call for Proposals by Guest Editors Helen Penn, Peter Moss and Jennifer Sumsion click here.
Developmental Review, Volume 28, Issue 1
New Special Issue - Current theories of risk and rational decision making, guest-edited by Valerie Reyna and Susan E. Rivers.
Each contributor has articulated a theoretical framework that is guiding the science of risky behavior in new directions, albeit from varied perspectives, e.g., emphasizing cognitive, social, emotional, public health, or behavioral neuroscience approaches. Click here to access the table of contents.
Bringing together the work of a collection of four rising stars in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience, this collection of papers has implications for our understanding of a range of clinical conditions including autism, infantile amnesia, childhood psychosis and ADHD.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 29, Issue 4 This issue is is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Irving E. Sigel, the journal founder and long-time editor. Sigel sought to infuse developmental science with considerations of basic human values such as social justice and caring for others. Irv's legacy includes a balanced appreciation for the importance of understanding development and seeking to find better ways to enhance child development and family functioning. Read more …
Journal of Adolescence, Volume 31, Issue 2 The journal presents this special Issue on Adolescent Self and Identity Development in Context, guest edited by Wim Beyers and Figen Çok, each of its papers presenting empirical data that underscore the important role of context in identity development. Click here to open the table of contents.
Including the Special Issue: Education and Pedagogy with Learning Objects and Learning Designs
Edited by Julia Minguillon Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 23, Issue 6, November 2007.
The papers in this special issue of Computers in Human Behavior reflect a variety of perspectives on learning objects and learning designs. These each have a common interest in combining the technological advantages of the learning object paradigm with meaningful pedagogical and educational techniques and criteria.