Reflecting on the History of Developmental Research
"Human Development", Vol 40, No 2
Barbara Rogoff(Editor)
Karger, S (Publisher)
Published on 5. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
68 pages
978-3-8055-6517-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel
Switzerland
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 figs.
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 17.7 cm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8055-6517-2 (9783805565172)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Celebrating divergence - Piaget and Vygotsky, J. Bruner; the Handbook's back pages - and ours, W. Damon; how developmental psycholgists make their ideas clearer, S.H. White and E.D. Cahan; change within limits, J.J. Goodnow; a new generation - new intellectual opportunities, J. Youniss; marching toward the millennium, W.F. Overton; Piaget in Paris - from "autism" to logic, P. Harris; towards re-reading Jean Piaget, F. Vidal.