This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of developmental psychology, from the pre-scientific era to the present day.
* Covers the first research published in Germany, America, and France during the late 19th century
* Examines the work and influence of key international scholars in the area
* Incorporates the contributions of psychologists from diverse backgrounds
* Pays attention to the historical research on development in adulthood and old age
* Highlights the relationship between the growth of developmental psychology and renewed interest in child-rearing practices
قائمة المحتويات
Preface vi
Acknowledgments ix
1 Establishing a Background for Developmental Psychology 1
2 Granville Stanley Hall and the Founding of Developmental
Psychology 18
3 Additional Contributors and Contributions during the Child
Study Era 34
4 Foundations for a Modern Science: The Laura Spelman
Rockefeller Memorial and Developmental Psychology after World War I
57
5 Mainstream Advances in Developmental Psychology from the 1920s
to the 1940s 77
6 Representative Theories of Development 102
7 The Origins of Life-Span Developmental Psychology 124
8 Nature, Nurture, and the Concept of Intelligence 143
9 Applications of Developmental Psychology: Advice to Parents
and Teachers 170
10 Critical Developments since World War II 195
Index 213
عن المؤلف
Dennis Thompson is Professor Emeritus in educational
psychology at Georgia State University. He has written widely
on cognitive development during adulthood and the history of
psychology and is the author of more than 50 publications.. These
include A History of Developmental Psychology in
Autobiography (edited with John D. Hogan, 1996) and Classic
Films for Psychology (2006). He is editor of The Journal of
Genetic Psychology.
John D. Hogan is Professor of Psychology at St. John’s
University in New York. He is a fellow of the American
Psychological Association and has been president of two of its
divisions – the Society for General Psychology and International
Psychology. His previous books include International psychology:
Views From Around the World (edited with Virginia S. Sexton,
1992) and A History of Psychology in Autobiography (edited
with Denis N. Thompson, 1996).
Philip M. Clark is an emeritus professor of psychology at
Ohio State University. He is a fellow of the Association for
Psychological Science and of the American Educational Research
Association. He has had extensive editorial experience, has
served as co-editor of Genetic, Social, and General Psychology
Monographs, and is currently a consulting editor for the Journal of
Genetic Psychology.
المزيد من الكتب الإلكترونية من نفس المؤلف (المؤلفين) / محرر
77٬386 كتب إلكترونية في هذه الفئة
