title: G. Stanley Hall's contribution to science, practice and policy: The child study, parent education, and child welfare movements.
abstract: G. Stanley Hall influenced several social movements that had great implications for child wellbeing: the Child Study, Parent Education, and Child Welfare Movements. However, while Hall laid much of the foundation for the field of scientific child study and policy-relevant research, his legacy is virtually nonexistent. The current article reviews the life and contributions of G. Stanley Hall, and the dual role Hall played in history as a revered leader of the Child Study Movement and a controversial figure in the landscape of early child psychology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brooks-Gunn
authors.affiliation: National Center for Children and Families.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duncan Johnson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States