Culture and the Development of Children's Action
Jaan Valsiner
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Description for Culture and the Development of Children's Action
Hardcover. This book offers a dynamic new cultural-historical approach to developmental psychology based on the subtle interplay of personal, cultural, physiological, and psychological factors in a child's development. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 760.
In this deeply probing, intellectually challenging work, Dr. JaanValsiner lays the groundwork for a dynamic new cultural-historicalapproach to developmental psychology. He begins by deconstructingtraditional developmental theory, exposing the conceptual confusionand epistemological blind spots that he believes continue toundermine the scientific validity of its methodologies. Hedescribes the ways in which embedded cultural biases shapeinterventional goals and influence both the direction researchtakes and the ways in which research data are interpreted. And hesuggests ways in which researchers and clinicians can become moreaware of and transcend those biases.
Dr. Valsiner then develops a hierarchical, systemic model thatportrays development as an ... Read more
In this deeply probing, intellectually challenging work, Dr. JaanValsiner lays the groundwork for a dynamic new cultural-historicalapproach to developmental psychology. He begins by deconstructingtraditional developmental theory, exposing the conceptual confusionand epistemological blind spots that he believes continue toundermine the scientific validity of its methodologies. Hedescribes the ways in which embedded cultural biases shapeinterventional goals and influence both the direction researchtakes and the ways in which research data are interpreted. And hesuggests ways in which researchers and clinicians can become moreaware of and transcend those biases.
Dr. Valsiner then develops a hierarchical, systemic model thatportrays development as an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471135906
SKU
V9780471135906
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About Jaan Valsiner
JAAN VALSINER, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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