Contents: B. Inhelder, Foreword. H. Beilin, Piaget's New Theory. Part I:Understanding Self-Organizing Systems as Equilibrating Systems.R. Garcia, The Structure of Knowledge and the Knowledge of Structure. M. Chapman, Equilibration and the Dialectics of Organization. R. Case, Neo-Piagetian Theories of Intellectual Development. Part II:Theory of Mind: Examining Representation in Thought.J.H. Flavell, Perspectives on Perspective Taking. J. Perner, J. Wilde-Astington, The Child's Understanding of Mental Representation. Part III:Seeking Truth and Meaning: Logic and Scientific Reasoning.J. Brynes, Meaningful Logic: Developmental Perspectives. D. Kuhn, Piaget's Child as Scientist. Part IV:Language, Culture, and Thought.H. Sinclair, Changing Perspectives in Child Language Acquisition. J. Bruner, Narrative as the Construction of Reality. Part V:Constructing Societies.H.G. Furth, The Developmental Origin of Human Societies. J. Youniss, W. Damon, Social Construction in Piaget's Theory. F. Murray, Reconstructing and Constructivism: The Development of American Educational Reform. Part VI:Final Commentary.H. Beilin, P.B. Pufall, In Conclusion: Continuing Implications.
Harry Beilin, Peter B. Pufall
"...provides a good overview of the varied directions in which
Piaget-inspired science can proceed. The five parts of the volume
reflect these directions in a concise manner.... the editors of the
volume have done a superb job of integrating the different
contributions, and bracketing them with a substantive introductory
chapter by Beilin, and equally productive conclusions by Beilin and
Pufall. It is clear from those contributions--as well as from all
the chapters in the volume--that Piaget's theoretical and empirical
legacy is not only alive but also is being advanced in substantive
ways by an intellectually sophisticated group of scientists all
over the world."
—American Scientist
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