Handbook of Child Psychology, Theoretical Models of Human Development

Chapter One

Developmental Science, Developmental Systems, and Contemporary Theories of Human Development

RICHARD M. LERNER

FROM DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 2 IMPLICATIONS OF RELATIONAL METATHEORIES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 5 FROM DEFICIT TO DIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE 6 VESTIGES OF REDUCTIONIST MODELS 7 USING THE DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE FOR THEORY, RESEARCH, AND APPLICATION 10 DIVERSITY-A FUNDAMENTAL ASSET OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 11 FEATURES AND IMPLICATIONS OF A POSITIVE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE 11 FRAMING THE RESEARCH AGENDA OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 12 CONCLUSIONS 13 REFERENCES 14

Much like the universities within which they are typically formulated, theoretical innovations in human development usually move at glacial speed. As described by Cairns and Cairns (Chapter 3, this Handbook, this volume), decades may elapse between the formulation of a new ap ... read full excerpt from Handbook of Child Psychology Volume 1: Theoretical Methods of Human Development ebook