Bøker av Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Focuses specifically on middle childhood - a discrete, pivotal period of development. This work examines the physical health and cognitive development of 6- to 12-year-old children as well as their surroundings: school and home environment, ecocultural setting, and family and peer relationships.

The economic and social challenges confronting the nation demand that all citizens acquire and learn to use complex reasoning and thinking skills. This volume highlights successful learning strategies, and makes specific recommendations about problems and directions requiring further study.

The US government supports programs to combat global HIV/AIDS through an initiative that is known as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This title makes recommendations for improving the US government's bilateral programs as part of the US response to global HIV/AIDS.