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Leveraging science to inform social policy: How Ed Zigler created a movement.

Authors :
Bogard K
Takanishi R
Source :
Development and psychopathology [Dev Psychopathol] 2021 May; Vol. 33 (2), pp. 431-440.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Ed Zigler believed that developmental science should be applied to policy, programs, and practices to improve the lives of children and families. He shared this belief with others and paved the way for alternative career pathways. This paper describes how Ed influenced others to connect science with program development, evaluation, and policy, and created networks of applied scholars. Ed Zigler's influence is broad and spans beyond academia to influencer organizations. We weave our own professional experiences throughout the paper, which we organized around three lessons we learned from Ed: (a) explore alternative career pathways and build the field; (b) start with the science and think application; (c) apply the knowledge and influence policy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1469-2198
Volume :
33
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Development and psychopathology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33955338
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420002126