Improving Competence Across the Lifespan

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Emergent Themes in Studying Competence Across the Lifespan

   • Dolores Pushkar, Dale M. Stack

   Pages 1-8

3. Competence Across the Lifespan

   • Bruce E. Compas, Alexandra Harding

   Pages 9-26

4. Emotional Competence and Development

   • Michael Lewis

   Pages 27-36

5. Socioemotional and Cognitive Competence in Infancy

   • Dale M. Stack, Diane Poulin-Dubois

   Pages 37-57

6. The Socialization of Socioemotional Competence

   • Nancy Eisenberg

   Pages 59-78

7. The Socialization of Children’s Emotional and Social Behavior by Day Care Educators

   • Donna R. White, Nina Howe

   Pages 79-90

8. Competence

   • William M. Bukowski, Tanya A. Bergevin, Amir G. Sabongui, Lisa A. Serbin

   Pages 91-100

9. Adolescent Use and Abuse of Alcohol

   • Frances E. Aboud, Shelley C. Dennis

   Pages 101-115

10. Self-Regulation as a Key to Success in Life

    • Roy F. Baumeister, Karen P. Leith, Mark Muraven, Ellen Bratslavsky

    Pages 117-132

11. Improving Competence in Prime Adulthood

    • Alex E. Schwartzman

    Pages 133-139

12. Responding to the Challenges of Late Life

    • Sherrie Bieman-Copland, Ellen Bouchard Ryan, Jane Cassano

    Pages 141-157

13. Interventions to Improve Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Competence in Late Maturity

    • Dolores Pushkar, Tannis Arbuckle

    Pages 159-176

14. Political and Scientific Models of Development

    • Arnold Sameroff, W. Todd Bartko

    Pages 177-192

15. Afterword

    • Frederick Lowy, Anna-Beth Doyle

    Pages 193-200

16. Back Matter

    Pages 201-207

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This book arises from a conference held in November 1996 designed to examine how competence can be improved in the different stages ofthe lifespan. To this end, we brought together eminent researchers in different areas of human development—infancy, childhood, and adulthood, including the late adult years. The conference was based on the premise that discussion arising from the interfaces of research and practice would increase our knowledge of and stimulate the further application of effective interventions designed to improve competence. The editors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Concordia University and the Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l’Aide a la Recherche (FCAR) in providing funding and other assistance toward the conference “Improving Competence Across the Lifespan” and toward the publication of this book. Finally, we wish to express our gratitude to the numerous students associated with our Centre for their help and to Gail Pitts and Lesley Husband of the Centre for Research in Human Development for their assistance. We are especially grateful to Donna Craven, Centre for Research in Human Development, for her heroic work on both the conference and the present volume. We could not have met our goals without you.

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  Dolores Pushkar, William M. Bukowski, Alex E. Schwartzman, Dale M. Stack, Donna R. White

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