Theories of Development: United States Edition - Softcover

Crain, William

 
9780131849914: Theories of Development: United States Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0131849913 ISBN 13: 9780131849914
Verlag: Pearson, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

For undergraduate/graduate courses in Child Development, Lifespan Development, and Theories of Development.

The result of extensive scholarship and consultation with leading scholars, this text introduces students to twenty-four theorists and compares and contrasts their theories on how we develop as individuals. Emphasizing the theories that build upon the developmental tradition established by Rousseau, this text also covers theories in the environmental/learning tradition.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

William Crain is professor of psychology at the City College of New York and is the editor of the journal, Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice. He and his wife Ellen F. Crain, a pediatrician, have three grown children.

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From Locke and Rousseau to Piaget and Bandura, scholars have advanced our understanding of psychological development. In this lively and readable book, Crain introduces the concepts of a number of outstanding theorists, giving special attention to the practical applications of their thought.

This Fifth Edition features new discussions of:
  • Piaget and his critics
  • Freud's mechanisms of defense
  • Werner and today's push for early literacy instruction
  • Schachtel's views on why adults forget early childhood experiences
  • The standards movement that dominates contemporary education

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Verlag
Pearson
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0131849913
ISBN 13 
9780131849914
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
5
Anzahl der Seiten
448
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