
Improving Competence Across the Lifespan
Building Interventions Based on Theory and Research
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 208 pages
978-1-4419-3293-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book arises from a conference held in November 1996 designed to examine how competence can be improved in the different stages ofthe lifespan. To this end, we brought together eminent researchers in different areas of human development-infancy, childhood, and adulthood, including the late adult years. The conference was based on the premise that discussion arising from the interfaces of research and practice would increase our knowledge of and stimulate the further application of effective interventions designed to improve competence. The editors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Concordia University and the Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l'Aide a la Recherche (FCAR) in providing funding and other assistance toward the conference "Improving Competence Across the Lifespan" and toward the publication of this book. Finally, we wish to express our gratitude to the numerous students associated with our Centre for their help and to Gail Pitts and Lesley Husband of the Centre for Research in Human Development for their assistance. We are especially grateful to Donna Craven, Centre for Research in Human Development, for her heroic work on both the conference and the present volume. We could not have met our goals without you.
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Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1998
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
VIII, 208 p.
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4419-3293-8 (9781441932938)
DOI
10.1007/b112701
Schweitzer Classification
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Dolores Pushkar | William M. Bukowski | Alex E. Schwartzman
Improving Competence Across the Lifespan
Building Interventions Based on Theory and Research
E-Book
05/2007
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
€149.79
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Dolores Pushkar | William M. Bukowski | Alex E. Schwartzman
Improving Competence Across the Lifespan
Building Interventions Based on Theory and Research
Book
03/1998
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
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Content
Emergent Themes in Studying Competence Across the Lifespan.- Competence Across the Lifespan.- Emotional Competence and Development.- Socioemotional and Cognitive Competence in Infancy.- The Socialization of Socioemotional Competence.- The Socialization of Children's Emotional and Social Behavior by Day Care Educators.- Competence.- Adolescent Use and Abuse of Alcohol.- Self-Regulation as a Key to Success in Life.- Improving Competence in Prime Adulthood.- Responding to the Challenges of Late Life.- Interventions to Improve Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Competence in Late Maturity.- Political and Scientific Models of Development.- Afterword.