Edward Zigler's groundbreaking research on child development resulted in the historic Head Start program. It is useful to examine the theoretical implications of his work by applying a human development theoretical perspective. Phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST) is a strengths-based theoretical framework that engages the variability of resource access and coping strategies that promote positive identity development for diverse children. While skill acquisition is a key focus of human capital theory's engagement of early childhood needs, this article highlights the on-going status of human vulnerability that undergirds identity development over the life course. The authors note that “inequality presence denial” combines with high-risk contexts, framed by geography and psychohistoric moments (e.g., The Great Recession, COVID-19), to alter diverse children's developmental pathways. The acknowledgement of “morbid risk” motivates the urgency for research that builds upon Zigler's innovations and privileges human development imperatives. The case study explores these concepts by examining the challenges and assets available to mothers in a low-income community. The article's closing notes developments in the field of economics that ameliorate human capital theory's conceptual limitations, underscoring human development's theoretical strength in motivating research and policies that are maximally responsive to children's positive identity development.

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人力资本的脆弱性和弹性影响以及相关的不平等存在否认观点：承认齐格勒对儿童福祉的贡献

Edward Zigler 对儿童发展的开创性研究促成了具有历史意义的启蒙计划。通过应用人类发展理论视角来检验他的工作的理论含义是有用的。生态系统理论的现象学变体 (PVEST) 是一个基于优势的理论框架，它涉及资源获取的可变性和促进不同儿童积极身份发展的应对策略。虽然技能获取是人力资本理论参与儿童早期需求的一个关键焦点，但本文强调了支撑生命过程中身份发展的人类脆弱性的持续状态。作者指出，“否认不平等存在”与高风险背景相结合，由地理和心理历史时刻（例如，大萧条，COVID-19），改变不同儿童的发展途径。承认“病态风险”激发了研究的紧迫性，这些研究建立在齐格勒的创新基础上，并优先考虑人类发展的必要性。该案例研究通过检查低收入社区中的母亲所面临的挑战和资产来探索这些概念。文章的结尾指出了经济学领域的发展，这些发展改善了人力资本理论的概念局限性，强调了人类发展在激励研究和政策方面的理论力量，这些研究和政策最大限度地响应了儿童的积极身份发展。s 创新和特权人类发展的必要性。该案例研究通过检查低收入社区中的母亲所面临的挑战和资产来探索这些概念。文章的结尾指出了经济学领域的发展，这些发展改善了人力资本理论的概念局限性，强调了人类发展在激励研究和政策方面的理论力量，这些研究和政策最大限度地响应了儿童的积极身份发展。s 创新和特权人类发展的必要性。该案例研究通过检查低收入社区中的母亲所面临的挑战和资产来探索这些概念。文章的结尾指出了经济学领域的发展，这些发展改善了人力资本理论的概念局限性，强调了人类发展在激励研究和政策方面的理论力量，这些研究和政策最大限度地响应了儿童的积极身份发展。