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The first two chapters in this section deal with development in the child: first in terms mainly of its process and, second, from the standpoint of its relation to the demands and needs of society.
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Bannister, D. and Agnew, J. (1977) The child’s construing of itself. In A.W. Landfield (ed.), Nebraska Symposium on Motivation 1976. Nebraska: Nebraska University Press.
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Annotated reading
Boden, M.A. (1979) Piaget. London: Fontana. Another interesting book about the man himself as well as his ideas.
Brown, G. and Desforges, C. (1979) Piaget’s Theory: A psychological critique. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. A detailed account of Piaget’s theory with some criticism of his findings.
Bryant, P. (1974) Perception and Understanding in Young Children. London: Methuen. A critic’s view.
Bower, T. (1977) Perceptual World of the Child. London: Fontana.
Garvey, C. (1977) Play. London: Fontana.
Donaldson, M. (1978) Children’s Minds. London: Fontana. These belong to a series of short books on children called ‘The Developing Child’ and edited by Jerome Bruner, Michael Cole and Barbara Lloyd. The last of these three references is particularly good on cognitive growth and its relevance to education.
Ginsberg, H. and Oper, S. (1969) Piaget’s Theory of Intellectual Development: An introduction. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. A straightforward explanation and description of Piaget’s theory and work.
Hadfield, J.A. (1979) Childhood and Adolescence. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Sandstrom, C.I. (1968) Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence. Harmondsworth: Penguin. These cover both childhood and adolescence. The book by Hadfield is particularly useful for parents. The one by Sandstrom is a little dated though there is a revised edition from 1979.
Miller, G.A. (1966) Psychology: The science of mental life. Harmondsworth: Penguin (pp. 316–336). An excellent brief introduction, with emphasis on Piaget the man.
Turner, J. (1975) Cognitive Development. London: Methuen.
Green, J. (1974) Thinking and Language. London: Methuen. These are part of a series called ‘Essential Psychology’ and are particularly relevant.
Watson, R.I. and Lindgren, H.C. (1979) Psychology of the Child and the Adolescent (4th edn). New York: Collier Macmillan. This is an American book, but covers the non-American work well, and is slightly more advanced than the other suggested readings.
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Foss, B.M. (1982). Abilities and behaviour in childhood and adolescence. In: Psychology for Occupational Therapists. Psychology for Professional Groups. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16882-8_4
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