Dale Hay and colleagues reflect on their experience conducting a longitudinal study of social development in a medium-sized community sample. They designed this brief handbook for new…
Methods for Studying Prosocial Behavior and Aggression Over Time | PowerPoint
Dale Hay and Amy Paine describe the multi-informant questionnaires, observations of peer interaction, experimental decision-making tasks, and a clinical interview that they used to study children’s prosocial and…
Randomized Controlled Trials in Field-Based Settings | PowerPoint
How can researchers evaluate intervention effects in field settings such as schools? This resource overviews methods for randomized controlled trials (RCT), especially those conducted in natural or field-based settings…
Practices that Improve the Quality of Early Childhood Classrooms | PowerPoint
What childhood classroom practices support children’s social, emotional, and cognitive growth? Topics include creating a positive classroom climate, encouraging high quality instruction, and facilitating cooperative interactions among children. Materials provide…
Classroom Discussion Questions and Further Readings | Instructional Materials
Discussion questions and additional readings offer resources useful for undergraduate or graduate classes covering development and evaluation of prekindergarten curricula. Materials are linked to Four Lessons Learned described in Chapter…
The Social Ecology of Northern Ireland: In-class Video and Discussion | Instructional Materials
This resource includes a short news report about intergroup relations in Northern Ireland and discussion questions to help undergraduate or graduate students apply Bronfenbrenner’s social-ecology model to sociopolitical contexts.
Key Findings from “Youth in Northern Ireland” | PowerPoint
Authors Dana Townsend and E. Mark Cummings prepared this PowerPoint document to summarize goals, methods, and findings of their monograph, Youth in Northern Ireland: Linking Violence Exposure, Emotional Insecurity…
What Do Kids Understand About the Political Process? | Infographic
Researchers sought to learn more about the political development of the nation’s children. They interviewed nearly 200 elementary-school-aged children before and after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. The…
Conducting a Developmental Interview | Instructional Materials
Monograph authors Malti and Peplak provide guidelines for conducting interviews with children and adolescents about respect. These materials are useful for researchers who are themselves conducting one-on-one interviews…
Facilitating Respect in Children and Adolescents: A Resource for K-12 Classroom Teachers
Authors Malti and Peplak suggest ways to facilitate discussions with children and adolescents about respect. These materials should be useful for K-12 teachers who wish to address respect in their classroom,…