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XV, 237 pages. Original hardcover binding. (Owner Stamp). 24x16 cm

Bemerkung:

* This groundbreaking work offers an exhaustive investigation of the effects of alternative family arrangements on children's development, and explores the social and legal implications of such arrangements. Distinguished contributors integrate recent literature and empirical evidence to dispel the myths and biases regarding children's developent in alternative familes. The book concludes with a novel theoretical perspective on children's development, offering developmental and social psychologists a fresh look at the field. --- Adele Eskeles Gottfried is a professor and psychologist best known for her work in the field of intrinsic motivation, giftedness, and academic achievement. Gottfried is Professor of Educational Psychology at California State University, Northridge where she is Director of Research Enhancement of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education. Gottfried is known for creating the Children?s Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (CAIMI) and for co-directing the Fullerton Longitudinal Study with Allen W. Gottfried.Gottfried was awarded the Social Responsibility Award from the Western Psychological Association in 2011 "based on her research in the field of intrinsic motivation that has contributed to enhancing knowledge about children?s motivational development and educational attainment." Her co-authored article titled A longitudinal study of academic intrinsic motivation in intellectually gifted children: Childhood through adolescence[4] was awarded the MENSA International Limited Award for Excellence in Research in 1997. (Quelle Wikipedia)