Table of Contents

1. Theoretical problems in developmental psychology.- Developmental psychology: person-centered, not variable-centered.- Development: sequences, structure, and chaos.- Reply to commentators.- 2. Relations between method and theory in developmental research: a partial-isomorphism view.- Structural models of developmental theory in psychology.- Theories and methods in the service of data construction in developmental psychology.- Theory and method in the study of behavioral development: on the legacy of Joachim F. Wohlwill.- 3. The structure of developmental theory.- Questions a satisfying developmental theory would answer: the scope of a complete explanation of developmental phenomena.- The development of world views: towards future synthesis.- Metaphor, recursive systems, and paradox in science and developmental theory.- 4. The concept of development in individual and social change.- On the concept of development: contextualism, relative time, and the role of dialectics.- Self-organization as developmental process: beyond the organismic and mechanistic models.- For a more adequate concept of development with help from Aristotle and Marx.- Maneuvering among models of developmental psychology.- Author Index.- Topic Index.- of Previous Volumes.

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