Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Foundations of applied developmental science -- Historical and theor etical bases of applied developmental sciences / Richard M. Lerner, Don ald Wertlieb, and Francine Jacobs -- Neural development and lifelong pl asticity / Charles A. Nelson -- The role of positive psychology in chil d, adolescent, and family development / Andrew J. Shattâe, Martin E.P. Seligman, Jane E. Gillham, and Karen Reivich -- Child and youth well-be ing : the social indicators field / Brett V. Brown and Kristin Moore -- Participant consultation : ethical insights into parental permissions and confidentiality procedures for policy-relevant research with youth / Celia B. Fisher -- Enhancing individual context relations -- Families and ethnicity / Harriette P. Mcadoo and Alan Martin -- Positive parent ing and positive development in children / Marc H. Bornstein -- Promoti ng child adjustment by fostering positive paternal involvement / Michae l E. Lamb, Susan S. Chuang, and Natasha Cabrera -- Ethnotheories of par enting : at the interface between culture and child development / Jayan thi Mistry, Jana H. Chaudhuri, and Virginia Diez -- Reforming education : developing 21st century community schools / Martin J. Blanck with Be la Shah, Sheri Johnson, William Blackwell, and Melissa Ganley -- Streng thening policies and programs -- The role of federal and state governme nts in child and family issues : an analysis of three policy areas / Je ffrey Capizzano and Matthew Stagner -- Child poverty in the United Stat es : an evidence-based conceptual framework for programs and policies / Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, J. Lawrence Aber, and C. Cybele Raver -- The politics of children's issues : challenges and opportunities for ad vancing a children's agenda in the political arena / Marylee Allen and Suzanne Martinez -- Juvenile justice and positive youth development / R obert G. Schwartz -- The development of young children with disabilitie s and their families : implications for policies and programs / Penny H auser-Cram and Angela Howell -- Enhancing service systems -- Early inte rvention and family support programs / John Eckenrode, Charles Izzo, an d Mary Campa-Muller -- Back to basics : building an early care and educ ation system / Sharon L. Kagen and Michelle J. Neuman -- Housing : the foundation of family life / Rachel G. Bratt -- Philanthropy, science, a nd social change : corporate and operating foundations as engines of ap plied developmental science / Lonnie R. Sherrod.