The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science is a collection of newly written articles that provide an overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development.

• Contains accessible contributions from some of the most renowned developmental scientists in the field.
• Provides basic information on the strengths and challenges inherent in traditional and complex research design.
• Discusses successful intervention approaches that have been used to promote intellectual, social, and linguistic development.
• Includes cutting-edge research that is forging new and exciting directions in developmental research.
• Provides students and scholars with a working understanding of research approaches and issues in the developmental sciences.

Douglas M. Teti is Professor of Human Development at the Pennsylvania State University. He is currently an Associate Editor of the journal Developmental Psychology, and is co-author of Development in Infancy (with Michael Lamb and Marc Bornstein, Fourth Edition 2002).