Applying developmental science in the 21st century: International scholarship for our times

Abstract

Applied developmental science (ADS) is scholarship that seeks to advance the integration of developmental research with actions that promote positive development and/or enhance the life chances of vulnerable children, youth, young and old adults, and their families. The ADS perspective challenges the validity of decontextualised knowledge and the legitimacy of isolating scholarship from the pressing human problems of our world. This orientation emphasises the importance of scholar/university-community partnerships as an essential means of fostering bidirectional relationships between research and practice, wherein developmental research both guides and is guided by the outcomes of social interventions.

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