Abstract
ence and social policy, the first axiom, at least among social scientists, is that social policy should be based on science. The proposition not only has logic on its side, but, what is more important, it recognizes our proper and primary importance in the scheme of things. The policymakers should look to us, not only for truth, but, we must modestly confess, for wisdom as well. In short, social policy needs science.
Keywords
PropositionAxiomPublic policySocial ecologyDevelopmental ScienceSocial policyPsychologySociologySocial psychologySocial scienceEpistemologyPolitical scienceDevelopmental psychologyEconomicsEconomic growth
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- 1974
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-5
- Citations
- 400
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Urie Bronfenbrenner
(1974).
Developmental Research, Public Policy, and the Ecology of Childhood.
Child Development
, 45
(1)
, 1-5.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.1974.tb00552.x
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- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1974.tb00552.x