This text introduces students to 22 different theories of development, comparing and contrasting them. A biographical introduction to each theorist is included, along with case studies and examples. The theorists covered range over both the developmental and the environmental traditions. For example, from the former, in the tradition of Rousseau, those covered include Gesell, Piaget and Montessori and from the latter, in the environmentalist/learning tradition, those covered include Mary Ainsworth, Bandura, Erikson and Chomsky.
- ISBN10 0131376055
- ISBN13 9780131376052
- Publish Date 1 February 1993 (first published March 1980)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 December 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Prentice-Hall
- Edition 3rd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English