Reflecting on the History of Developmental Research

This publication examines the historical changes and continuities in research and scholarly work on human development over the twentieth century. Among the topics discussed in this special issue, contributors look at the distinctions between the work of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky on the centenary of their births, and reflect on the changes in the Handbook of Child Psychology and in the field since the first edition was published earlier this century. Readers will also find interesting commentaries on the changes in the field of developmental research over recent decades and a discussion on Piaget's own intellectual development during his stay in Paris in 1920. Scholars who are interested in theoretical and empirical developments in the study of human development will find this publication a valuable addition to their libraries. In particular it will appeal to developmental psychologists, cognitive psychologists, educational researchers, philosophers, historians of science, and other social scientists.