The Mind's Staircase: Exploring the Conceptual Underpinnings of Children's Thought and Knowledge - Softcover

Case, Robbie

 
9780805811902: The Mind's Staircase: Exploring the Conceptual Underpinnings of Children's Thought and Knowledge
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0805811907 ISBN 13: 9780805811902
Publisher: Psychology Press, 1992

Synopsis

The shortcomings of Piaget's theory of intellectual development are well-known. Less clear is what sort of theory should be devised to replace it. This volume describes the current "main contenders," including neo-Piagetian, neo-connectionist, neo-innatist and sociocultural models. Its contributors conclude that none of these models are adequate because each one implies a view of the human mind which is either too general, too particular, or too modular. A collaborative program of research -- seven years in the making -- is then described, which gives support to a newly emerging synthesis of these various positions.

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Publisher
Psychology Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0805811907
ISBN 13 
9780805811902
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
424

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