Children and Adolescents: Interpretive Essays on Jean Piaget

David Elkind

Oxford University Press, 1981 - Education - 250 pages

The latest edition of this widely used introduction to Piaget's ideas includes new essays on the approach to beginning reading, Piaget's theory of play, the informal programs of the British infant schools, and the education of adolescents. The author emphasizes practical applications of Piagetian theory in education and clinical diagnosis.

About the author

DavidElkindProfessor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child DevelopmentTufts University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Children and Adolescents: Interpretive Essays on Jean Piaget; Interpretative Essays on Jean Piaget
• Author: David Elkind
• Edition: 3, illustrated
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1981
• ISBN: 019502821X, 9780195028218
• Length: 250 pages
• Subjects: Education / Educational Psychology; Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Adolescence; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General; Psychology / Developmental / General; Psychology / General; Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General; Social Science / Children's Studies