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Real Kids

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Description for Real Kids Hardcover. A concise and valuable overview of what modern developmental psychologists have learned about children's developing powers of perception and capacity for reasoning, but also suggests new ways of studying children that better capture the truth about their young minds. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.

Decades of work in psychology labs have vastly enhanced our knowledge about how children perceive, think, and reason. But it has also encouraged a distorted view of children, argues psychologist Susan Engel in this provocative and passionate book--a view that has affected every parent who has tried to debate with a six-year-old. By focusing on the thinking processes prized by adults, too many expert opinions have rendered children as little adults. What has been lost is what is truly unique and mysterious--the childlike quality of a child's mind.

Engel draws on keen observations and descriptive research to ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674018839
SKU
V9780674018839
Shipping Time
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About Susan Engel
Susan Engel teaches developmental psychology at Williams College, where she is the founding director of the Program in Teaching. She is the author of eight books, including The Hungry Mind. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Salon, and The Atlantic.

Reviews for Real Kids
For a clue to what young children are really thinking, Susan Engel urges us to set aside our theories for a while as we listen anew to the children and watch them play. With humor and insight she celebrates the child's unique and ever-changing role playing and realities, and she calls upon us to make more sense of our research ... Read more

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