In a career spanning six decades, Edward Zigler redefined developmental psychology as the equal integration of scientific inquiry and evidence with social policy formulation and analysis to improve child well-being. The theme of his accumulated work was advancing child development as social action for children and families. Besides early childhood intervention and policy, for which he devoted most of his time, Dr. Zigler did pioneering work in education and school reform, social policy, prevention, child maltreatment, family support, developmental disabilities, and in service to government. In this article, I reflect on four of Dr. Zigler's major contributions to science and society that are underrated and, in many respects, under-appreciated in the larger context of the field. These are (a) historical analysis of Head Start, (b) conceptualization and analysis of motivation as a key component of early childhood program impacts, (c) development of preschool-to-third-grade programs and school reforms, and (d) critical analysis of theory, research, policy, and practice. Together, these and other contributions by Dr. Zigler provide a strong foundation to build a better society for all.

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作为社会行动的儿童发展：对爱德华齐格勒对科学和社会的四项被低估的贡献的思考

在长达六年的职业生涯中，爱德华齐格勒将发展心理学重新定义为科学探究和证据与社会政策制定和分析的平等整合，以改善儿童福祉。他积累工作的主题是促进儿童发展，作为儿童和家庭的社会行动。除了他将大部分时间投入其中的早期儿童干预和政策之外，齐格勒博士还在教育和学校改革、社会政策、预防、虐待儿童、家庭支持、发育障碍以及为政府服务方面开展了开创性工作。在这篇文章中，我回顾了齐格勒博士对科学和社会的四项主要贡献，这些贡献在该领域的更大范围内被低估了，并且在许多方面被低估了。这些是 (a) Head Start 的历史分析，(b) 将动机概念化和分析，作为幼儿计划影响的关键组成部分，(c) 学前至三年级计划的发展和学校改革，以及 (d) 对理论、研究、政策和实践的批判性分析. 齐格勒博士的这些贡献和其他贡献共同为为所有人建立一个更美好的社会奠定了坚实的基础。