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Peer reviewedHarre, Rom, Ed. – Oxford Review of Education, 1984
Research results reported in this special issue show that egocentricity and staging, both central ideas in the Piaget-Kohlberg account of human development, are myths. The appearance of egocentricity and staging can be accounted for by a subtle combination of ethnocentricity and the effects of inappropriate methodologies. (RM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks
Peer reviewedFinn, Gerry P. T. – Scottish Educational Review, 1992
Discusses difficulties of examining Jean Piaget's work, caused in part by his own revisions and earlier, inadequate interpretation in English translation. Examines common misunderstandings of Piagetian developmental stages and similar misinterpretations of his ideas on education. Focuses on importance of other disciplines, including psychology and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
