1st Edition
Child Psychology in Action Linking Research and Practice
List of Figures. Preface. Introduction. Part 1: Families 1. The Parental Empowerment Process: Building on Family Strengths Moncrieff Cochran 2. Presenting Psychological Knowledge to Mothers of Young Children Pam Harris 3. Advising Parents of Young Deaf Children: Implications and Assumptions Susan Gregory 4. Ways of Increasing Parental Involvement in Children’s Development and Education Sheila Wolfendale Part 2: Schools 5. From Psychology to Instruction Leslie Smith 6. Developmental Psychology and the Pre-school Curriculum Kathy Sylva 7. The Contribution of Developmental Psychology to the Education of Mentally Handicapped Children in Special Schools John Harris 8. The Derbyshire Language Scheme: Research to Practice in Remedial Language Teaching Mark Masidlover 9. Political Constraints on the Use of Research Findings in Schools: Experience in England and New Zealand David Galloway Part 3: Professional Training 10. Developmental Psychology Applied to Teacher Training Charles Desforges 11. Evolving Clinical Practice from Research Findings: The Problem of Professional Education Kay Mogford 12. Service-based Research Roy McConkey. Overview. Contributors. Author Index. Subject Index.
Biography
John Harris
