Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications - Softcover

Crain, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0139136339 ISBN 13: 9780139136337

Publisher: Prentice Hall International Paperback Editions, 1988

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover

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

About the Author

William Crain, Professor, the Department of Psychology, City College of New York

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall International Paperback Editions
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0139136339
• ISBN 13: 9780139136337
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320