Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications

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Psychology Press, 2 ott 2015 - 448 pagine

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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Preface
Chapter Two Gesells Maturational Theory
Darwin Lorenz and Tinbergen
Chapter Four Montessoris Educational Philosophy
Chapter Five Werners Organismic and Comparative Theory
Overview of the Theory
Chapter Seven Kohlbergs Stages of Moral Development
Pavlov Watson and Skinner
Chapter Thirteen Mahlers SeparationIndividuation Theory
Bettelheim
Chapter Fifteen Schachtel on Childhood Experiences
Chapter Sixteen Jungs Theory of Adulthood
Chapter Seventeen Chomskys Theory of Language Development
Chomsky and Learning Theory
A Developmental Perspective on the Standards Movement
Name Index

Chapter Nine Banduras Social Learning Theory
Chapter Ten Vygotskys SocialHistorical Theory of Cognitive Development
Chapter Twelve Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life

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William Crain is a professor of psychology at The City College of New York. He is the author of the textbook "Theories of Development", now in its 6th edition, and "Reclaiming Childhood: Letting Children Be Children in Our Achievement-Oriented Society". A social activist, Crain works to broaden access to higher education and to defend animals. He and his wife, Ellen, are founders of Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary in Poughquag, NY, and the East Hampton Group for Wildlife. Visit Bill, Ellen and their animals online at "www.safehavenfarmsanctuary.org".

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