The Origins of Action : Interdisciplinary and International Perspectives /
The emergence of the action theory perspective within European developmental psychology was the result of a growing dissatisfaction during the mid seventies with existing theories and theoretical constructs concerning social (cognitive) and moral development. Since that time, a number of arguments h...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1991.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The emergence of the action theory perspective within European developmental psychology was the result of a growing dissatisfaction during the mid seventies with existing theories and theoretical constructs concerning social (cognitive) and moral development. Since that time, a number of arguments have been brought out to justify a shift from prevailing theoretical constructs to a new theory and/or paradigm based on the representation of man as an active and acting organism. This book addresses a variety of questions raised by developmental psychologists around the concept of action. Its aim is to integrate, theoretical aspects from several disciplines with the reality of psychological phenomena; to trace the history of action-theory ideas and discuss their applications; and to discuss current conceptions of devel- opmental psychology as a scientific discipline over the last century. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 265 pages 22 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781461231325 (electronic bk.) 1461231329 (electronic bk.) |