A Research Agenda for Developmental Science
Abstract
This article proposes a research agenda for the emerging discipline of Developmental Science. Drawing on the theoretical frameworks introduced in this inaugural issue and grounded in the author's work building Circles of Safety for at-risk youth, the author identifies five priority research areas: the mechanisms of developmental change, the community and relational conditions that support or impede development, the measurement of developmental constructs across vulnerable populations, the application of developmental science in community and organizational contexts, and the development of integrative theoretical frameworks that bridge individual and systemic levels of analysis.
Further Reading
Works for further study on the themes of this article.
- Chambers, C. D. (2013). Registered Reports: A new publishing initiative at Cortex. Cortex, 49(3), 609-610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2012.12.016
- Curran, P. J., Obeidat, K., & Losardo, D. (2010). Twelve frequently asked questions about growth curve modeling. Journal of Cognition and Development, 11(2), 121-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/15248371003699969
- Johnson, R. B., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2004). Mixed methods research: A research paradigm whose time has come. Educational Researcher, 33(7), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X033007014
- Nosek, B. A., Ebersole, C. R., DeHaven, A. C., et al. (2018). The preregistration revolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(11), 2600-2606. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1708274114
- Open Science Collaboration (2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science, 349(6251), aac4716. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac4716
- Putnick, D. L., & Bornstein, M. H. (2016). Measurement invariance conventions and reporting: The state of the art and future directions for psychological research. Developmental Review, 41, 71-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2016.06.004
- Simons, D. J., Shoda, Y., & Lindsay, D. S. (2017). Constraints on Generality (COG): A proposed addition to all empirical papers. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12(6), 1123-1128. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691617708630
Books by Our Authors
Titles by the authors of this issue and by the press's founder.
- Esther Abigail Andrew, PhD. Island Soul: Healing Remedies and Stories From a Caribbean Kitchen. ISBN 9798299435047.
- Esther Abigail Andrew, PhD. Catch Them Before They Fall: A Case of Homeless Youth. ISBN 9798293110018.
- Precious Fuller. Empowered. SPIRAL Academic Press. ISBN 9798997881924.