Adolescent vulnerabilities and opportunities developmental and constructivist perspectives

This book explores the central importance of adolescents' own activities in their development. This focus harkens back to Jean Piaget's genetic epistemology and provides a theoretically coherent vision of what makes adolescence a distinctive period of development, with unique opportunities...

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Other Authors: Amsel, Eric (Editor), Smetana, Judith G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
Series:Interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge and development : the Jean Piaget symposium series
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book explores the central importance of adolescents' own activities in their development. This focus harkens back to Jean Piaget's genetic epistemology and provides a theoretically coherent vision of what makes adolescence a distinctive period of development, with unique opportunities and vulnerabilities. An interdisciplinary and international group of contributors explore how adolescents integrate neurological, cognitive, personal, interpersonal and social systems aspects of development into more organized systems
Physical Description:xvi, 209 pages digital
ISBN:9781139042819