A History of developmental psychology in autobiography

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A History of developmental psychology in autobiography

edited by Dennis Thompson and John Hogan

(Developmental psychology series)

Westview Press, 1996

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780813330785

Description

The ten original essays presented here chart the personal and professional life experiences of individuals such as Paul Mussen, Louise Bates Ames, Lois Hoffman, and James Birren. Appropriate for history or developmental psychology, the book will also appeal also to those interested in first-person accounts of the emergence of contemporary developmental psychology. }The ten original essays presented here chart the personal and professional life experiences of these remarkable contributors from the discipline of developmental psychology. Employing the autobiographical approach, the book provides a unique view of how research and scientific inquiries are conducted while adding the human dimension generally absent from textbooks or journal articles.This book will be of interest to students in history or developmental psychology courses as well as to the general reader looking for first-person accounts of the emergence of contemporary developmental psychology. }

Table of Contents

  • Louise Bates Ames
  • James Emmett Birren
  • Marie Skodak Crissey
  • David Elkind
  • Dale B
  • Harris
  • Lois Wladis Hoffman
  • igdem Kagitibasi
  • Lewis P
  • Lipsitt
  • Paul Mussen
  • Seymour Wapner
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813330792

Description

The ten essays presented here chart the personal and professional life experiences of contributors from the discipline of developmental psychology. Employing the autobiographical approach, the book provides a view of how research and scientific inquiries are conducted, while adding a human dimension often absent from textbooks or journal articles.

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