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The science of human development informs our thinking about children and their development. The Brain Development Revolution asks how and why has brain development become the major lens for understanding child development, and its consequences. It describes the 1997 I Am Your Child campaign that engaged public attention through a sophisticated media communications effort, a White House conference, and other events. It explores the campaign's impact, including voter initiatives to fund early childhood programs and a national campaign for prekindergarten education, but also several missed opportunities. The study examines why brain development compels our attention, why we are – but shouldn't be – neurodeterminists, and the challenges of communicating developmental brain science. This book examines the framing of the brain development story, the selectivity of the messaging, and overpromising the results of early programs. Lastly, it discusses proposals for how science communication can be improved to better serve children and the public.
The science of human development informs our thinking about children and their development. The Brain Development Revolution asks how and why has brain development become the major lens for understanding child development, and its consequences. It describes the 1997 I Am Your Child campaign that engaged public attention through a sophisticated media communications effort, a White House conference, and other events. It explores the campaign's impact, including voter initiatives to fund early childhood programs and a national campaign for prekindergarten education, but also several missed opportunities. The study examines why brain development compels our attention, why we are – but shouldn't be – neurodeterminists, and the challenges of communicating developmental brain science. This book examines the framing of the brain development story, the selectivity of the messaging, and overpromising the results of early programs. Lastly, it discusses proposals for how science communication can be improved to better serve children and the public.
1. Science does not speak for itself; 2. The Supreme Court considers adolescence; 3. Dispatches from the laboratory; 4. I am your child; 5. 'Follow the science'; 6. Framing developmental science; 7. Who speaks for developmental science?
Explores the story of early brain development, its public communication, and its implications for parents, practitioners, and policymakers.
Ross A. Thompson is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at University of California, Davis, USA. He is an internationally recognized authority on the psychological development of young children and the applications of developmental science to public policy. His work integrates understanding of the developing brain with early experiences in both typical and at-risk children, and he consults extensively to legislative committees, public agencies, and private foundations.
'If you've ever experienced awe at a picture of a brain lit up, or
felt wonder at the smile on a baby's face, you will benefit from
reading this book. Ross Thompson provides the first authoritative
story of the science, people, and events of the recent brain
development revolution. Thompson gives us novel perspectives on the
power of developmental neuroscience. He opens new vistas on the
opportunities of parents, teachers, citizens, and scientists for
helping every child flourish. This is a marvellous book.' Andrew N.
Meltzoff, Co-Director, Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences,
University of Washington, USA, and co-author, The Scientist in the
Crib: Minds, Brains, and How Children Learn
'The Brain Development Revolution provides a fascinating,
insightful account of how brain science came to dominate early
childhood policy debates - driven not by 'the science,' but by
public messaging about that science, with successes, missed
opportunities, and unintended negative consequences for early
childhood policy. This important book illuminates the often
obscured interplay between scientific knowledge, political
priorities, and values in early childhood advocacy, and highlights
the need for broader, more inclusive policy deliberations to
advance better policy for young children.' Katharine B. Stevens,
Founder and CEO, Center on Child and Family Policy, USA
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