New Approaches to Early Child Development

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction to the CHILD Project

   • Hillel Goelman

   Pages 1-15

3. The Theoretical Framework(s) That Guided the CHILD Project

   • Hillel Goelman, Martin Guhn

   Pages 17-32

4. From Theory to Practice: Implementing the CHILD Project

   • Hillel Goelman

   Pages 33-51

5. What We Learned about Poverty and Vulnerability

   • Mary Russell

   Pages 53-67

6. Lessons from Community-University Partnerships with First Nations

   • Jessica Ball, Lucy Le Mare

   Pages 69-94

7. What We Learned about Early Identification and Screening

   • Hillel Goelman, Laurie Ford, Mari Pighini, Susan Dahinten, Anne Synnes, Lillian Tse et al.

   Pages 95-115

8. Nurturant Environments for Children’s Social, Emotional, and Physical Well-Being

   • Jayne Pivik, Susan Herrington, Michaela Gummerum

   Pages 117-139

9. What We Learned about Interdisciplinarity

   • Hillel Goelman, Martin Guhn

   Pages 141-154

10. Lessons in University-Community Collaboration

    • Jayne Pivik, Hillel Goelman

    Pages 155-177

11. Graduate Student Experiences in the CHILD Project: The Invaluable Contribution of Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Research to Young Academics and Professionals

    • Martin Guhn, Suretha Swart, Mari Pighini, Silvia Vilches

    Pages 179-199

12. Conclusions and New Beginnings: What We Have Learned about the Rules, Rituals, and Realities of Interdisciplinary Research

    • Hillel Goelman, Jayne Pivik, Martin Guhn

    Pages 201-218

13. Back Matter

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This book describes the findings of a five-year journey of inquiry of medical and social scientists. Of particular interest and emphasis are issues of gender, poverty, Aboriginal status, and cultural factors that frame the lives of "typical" and "non-typical" young children and their families in urban, rural and remote communities.

• child development
• gender
• poverty
• childhood studies
• learning and instruction

"This book provides an excellent guide for those interested in conducting interdisciplinary research on young children. Researchers and professionals in the medical and social sciences will benefit from the content and process of the CHILD Project as described in this volume." - Frank Oberklaid, Director, Center for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne

SURETHA SWART Ph.D. Candidate in School Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Canada, with a background in clinical psychology and child and youth mental health. Her current research and clinical interests revolve around supporting students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and other disabilities in schools. ANNE SYNNES, MD, Clinical Neonatologist at British Columbia's Women's Hospital, medical director of the Neonatal Follow-Up program, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia and member of the Child and Family Research Institute, Canada. Her clinical research interests are evaluating the clinical outcomes of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates and changing NICU practices to improve outcomes. LILLIAN TSE Master of Science in Nursing from University of British Columbia, Canada, in 2005. She was the recipient of the 2003 Sheena Davidson Fund for her study on Parents' Perceptions about a Behavioural Sleep Intervention. Tse is currently a public health nurse specialized in the health and development of young children. SILVIA VILCHES Completing her Ph.D. in Social Planning, focusing on the experiences of lone mothers with welfare reform under neo-liberal regimes. Her past work focuses on community capacity development, the community benefits of early childhood education, gender issues in the social and economic structures available to low income families, and equity issues for Aboriginal peoples and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, two-spirited, and transgendered people.

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