Edward Zigler, Ph.D.

Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
Director Emeritus, Edward Zigler Center
Co-Director, Zigler Center Head Start Unit

Email:
edward.zigler@yale.edu

URL:
Zigler Festschrift

 

Edward Zigler continues his lifetime interest in the motivational determinants of children's performance and the influence of life circumstances on children's behavior and development. This work includes the effects of socialization settings, child care, schools, intervention programs, and family factors. A major branch of Zigler's studies and writings concerns the development of social action programs to meet the needs of children and their families. Zigler also continues his interest in the Head Start program, conducting research, integrating the literature on early care and education, and making recommendations for the future. Another branch of Zigler’s research has focused on cognitive and social-emotional development, particularly in children who are mentally retarded or from lower-income families.

 

Select Publications

Zigler, E. (In press). Epilogue. In W. Kessen (untitled, Children's Bureau book). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Zigler, E. (In press). Foreword. In M. Feerick, J. Knutson, P. Trickett, & S. Flanzer,(Eds.), Defining and classifying child abuse and neglect for research purposes . Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.

Zigler, E. (In press). Head Start as the beneficiary and benefactor of psychological research and theory. Psychological Science Compendium.

Zigler, E., & Styfco, S. J. (In press). Social justice and America’s Head Start program. In C. Wainryb, J. Smetana, & E. Turiel, (Eds.), Social development, social inequalities and social justice. San Diego, CA: Erlbaum.

Zigler, E. (2006). Epilogue. Child and Family Policy and Practice Review, 2 (1), 20-21.

Zigler, E. (2006). Foreword. In J. Ispa, K. Thornburg, & M. Fine, Keepin’on: The everyday struggles of young families in poverty.Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.

Zigler, E. (2006, April 23). A growth investment. Op-ed. The Sacramento Bee.

Zigler, E., & Bishop-Josef, S. J.(2006). The cognitive child vs. the whole child: Lessons from 40 years of Head Start.  In D. G. Singer, R. M. Golinkoff, & K. A. Hirsh-Pasek (Eds.), Play = Learning: How play motivates and enhances children's cognitive and social- emotional growth (pp. 15-35). New York:  Oxford University Press.

Zigler, E., Gilliam, W., & Jones, S. M.(2006). A vision for universal preschool education. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Zigler, E. & Styfco, S. J. (2006) Epilogue. In N. F. Watt, C. Ayoub, R. H. Bradley, J. E. Puma, & W. A. LeBeouf (Eds.), The crisis in youth mental health. Vol. 4: Early intervention programs and policies (pp. 347- 371). Westport, CT: Praeger.