EDITORS’ NOTES (Ann Higgins-D’Alessandro, Katherine R. B. Jankowski).

1. A Life Lived at the Crossroads of Knowledge and Children’s Policy (Edward Zigler, with Sally J. Styfco): A narrative of Zigler’s lifetime efforts documents his impact on public policy for children’s full development.

2. Where Are You From? Child Advocacy and the Benefits of Marginality (Ruby Takanishi): The author discusses the positive role marginality has played in her professional life as a researcher and child advocate.

3. From Research to Policy: Choosing Questions and Interpreting the Answers (Aletha C. Huston): In this chapter, Huston reflects on how she has contributed to improving social policy through research by asking good questions, using best methods, and seeing and taking advantage of opportunities.

4. Risk and Prevention: Building Bridges Between Theory and Practice (Robert L. Selman): Bridging the two worlds of research and clinical practice, Selman’s work illustrates the idea that there is nothing more theoretical than good practice.

5. Creating Culturally Sensitive and Community-Sensitive Measures of Development (Nancy A. Busch-Rossnagel): Strategies to create measures that are sensitive to culture and communities are explained and illustrated.

6. Adherence Process Research on Developmental Interventions: Filling in the Middle (Aaron Hogue): Results show how rigorous implementation of research designs in program evaluation can inform program development and outcomes.

7. The Necessity of Teacher Development  (Ann Higgins-D’Alessandro): A case analysis illustrates the impact of the socio-moral complexity of the job of teaching on both teachers and students.

8. The Role of Psychological Research in Setting a Policy Agenda for Children and Families (Lonnie R. Sherrod): Seven insights and illustrative data demonstrate how researchers can strengthen the role of psychology in policymaking.

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