Methods and Models for Studying the Individual

How can the richness of individual lives be captured by the objective methods and statistical analyses of developmental research? Some of the leaders in developmental research pursue the answers to this question in this book. They explore how researchers can use group data to understand individual patterns and pathways over time since the dominant statistical models and sampling methods do not accurately reflect and capture the way in which individuals change. Each chapter is followed by a commentary and discussion by Marian Radke Yarrow.