Beschreibung:
Ray DeV. Peters is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He has been the Director of the BBBF Research Coordination Unit since its inception in 1990 and is a leading expert in child development and prevention research and practice. His major research interests concern the promotion of children's well-being and the prevention of children's mental health problems. In the past 15 years, he has written extensively about effective programs for vulnerable children, prevention of childhood disorders, and early childhood development.
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs.
Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Project Description and Research Methodology. Chapter 3. Child Outcomes at Grades 3, 6,and 9. Chapter 4. Parent, Family,and Community Outcomes at Grades 3, 6,and 9. Chapter 5. Economic Analysis. Chapter 6. Discussion.