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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Early Theories: Preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau | |
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Preformationism | |
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Locke's Environmentalism | |
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Rousseau's Romantic Naturalism | |
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Gesell's Maturational Theory | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Principles of Development | |
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Philosophy of Child Rearing | |
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Evaluation | |
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Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz and Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth | |
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Darwin and the Theory of Evolution | |
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Modern Ethology: Lorenz and Tinbergen | |
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Bowlby and Ainsworth on Human Attachment | |
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Evaluation | |
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Montessori's Educational Philosophy | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Theory of Development | |
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Early Education in the Home | |
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The Montessori School | |
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Evaluation | |
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Werner's Organismic and Comparative Theory | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Werner's View of Development | |
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Some Comparative Studies | |
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Symbol Formation: An Organismic View | |
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Theoretical Issues | |
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Practical Applications | |
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Evaluation | |
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Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Overview of the Theory | |
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Period I. Sensorimotor Intelligence (Birth to 2 Years) | |
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Periods II and III. Preoperational Thought (2 to 7 Years) and Concrete Operations (7 to 11 Years) | |
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Period IV. Formal Operations (11 Years to Adulthood) | |
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Theoretical Issues | |
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Implications for Education | |
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Evaluation | |
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Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Piaget's Stages of Moral Judgment | |
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Kohlberg's Method | |
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Kohlberg's Six Stages | |
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Theoretical Issues | |
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Gilligan on the Feminine Voice | |
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Implications for Education | |
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Evaluation | |
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Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner | |
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Pavlov and Classical Conditioning | |
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Watson | |
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Skinner and Operant Conditioning | |
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Evaluation | |
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Bandura's Social Learning Theory | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Basic Concepts | |
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Socialization Studies | |
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Self-lifftcacy | |
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Abstract Modeling and Piaget's Stages | |
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Practical Implications | |
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Evaluation | |
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Vygotsky's Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Marx's Views on Human Nature | |
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Vygotsky'a Theory of Psychological Tools | |
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Memory Aids | |
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Speech | |
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Play | |
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Schooling | |
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Practical Applications | |
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Evaluation | |
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Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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The Stages of Psychosexual Development | |
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The Agencies of the Mind | |
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Practical Implications | |
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Evaluation | |
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Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Erikson's Stage Theory | |
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Theoretical Issues | |
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Practical Implications | |
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Evaluation | |
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Mahler's Separation/Individuation Theory | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Overview of Concepts and Methods | |
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Phases of Normal Development | |
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Practical Applications | |
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Evaluation | |
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A Case Study in Psychoanalytic Treatment: Bettelheim on Autism | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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The Autistic Syndrome | |
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Therapy | |
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Evaluation | |
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Schachtel on Childhood Experiences | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Basic Concepts | |
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Implications for Education | |
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Evaluation | |
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Jung's Theory of Adulthood | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Personality Structure | |
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Theory of Development | |
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Practical Implications | |
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Evaluation | |
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Chomsky's Theory of Language Development | |
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Biographical Introduction | |
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Basic Concepts | |
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Notes on the Growth of Grammar | |
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Chomsky and Learning Theory | |
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Chomsky and Piaget | |
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Implications for Education | |
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Evaluation | |
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Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory | |
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Humanistic Psychology | |
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Developmentalists as Humanists | |
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Epilogue: A Developmental Perspective on the Standards Movement | |
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References | |
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Name Index | |
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Subject Index | |