The Mind's Staircase: Exploring the Conceptual Underpinnings of Children's Thought and Knowledge

by Robbie Case

Book Overview

The shortcomings of Piaget's theory of intellectual development are well-known. Less clear is what sort of theory should be devised to replace it. This volume describes the current "main contenders," including neo-Piagetian, neo-connectionist, neo-innatist and sociocultural models. Its contributors conclude that none of these models are adequate because each one implies a view of the human mind which is either too general, too particular, or too modular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805811907
• ISBN13: 9780805811902
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"