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Looking back, for a change: A story of directions in child and adolescent development
Author(s) -
Damon William
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.133
Subject(s) - child development , adolescent development , psychology , developmental psychology , field (mathematics) , quarter (canadian coin) , history , mathematics , archaeology , pure mathematics
Over the past quarter century, the study of child and adolescent development has made important progress by using its theoretical insights to address the common problems of growing up. In light of findings generated by this empirical activity, it is now time to take a new look at the field's theoretical base to establish a comprehensive framework for understanding all the processes implicated in children's development, from the neural to the cultural.