Child Care and Child Development: Results from the Nichd Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development Contributor(s): The Nichd Early Child Care Research Netw (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1593852878 ISBN-13: 9781593852870 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $53.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: This important work presents the results of the most comprehensive scientific study to date of early child care and its relation to child development. In one volume, a critical selection of material from the most salient journal articles is brought together with new overviews and a concluding commentary. Provided is a wealth of authoritative information about the ways in which nonmaternal care is linked to health, psychological adjustment, and mother-child bonds in the first six years of life. An essential resource for developmentalists, early child care specialists, and educators, the book offers compelling perspectives on practice, policy, and research. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Social Science | Children's Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
Dewey: 362.707 |
LCCN: 2004022874 |
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.34" W x 9.28" (1.54 lbs) 474 pages |
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Publisher Description: This important work presents the results of the most comprehensive scientific study to date of early child care and its relation to child development. In one volume, a critical selection of material from the most salient journal articles is brought together with new overviews and a concluding commentary. Provided is a wealth of authoritative information about the ways in which nonmaternal care is linked to health, psychological adjustment, and mother-child bonds in the first six years of life. An essential resource for developmentalists, early child care specialists, and educators, the book offers compelling perspectives on practice, policy, and research. |