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Jean Piaget and Neuchâtel The site is maintained by the Institute of Psychology and Education, Neuchâtel University; Jean Piaget's 1931 essay "The Spirit of Solidarity in Children and International Cooperation" (re-published in the Spring 2011 issue of Schools: Studies in Education) Jean Piaget: A Most Outrageous Deception by Webster R. Callaway
In all these books, she emphasized the long-range, over-all aim of education envisioned by Piaget, which is children’s development of sociological and intellectual autonomy. Kamii studied under Jean Piaget to develop an early childhood curriculum based on his theory.
Well known psychologists such as Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg placed particular importance on the cognitive development of children. [1] Moral reasoning is a function of increased cognitive abilities in the brain in conjunction with socialization within the established moral codes of a culture and society .
Building off the work of Jean Piaget, Flavell published a book on children's cognitive development, The Developmental Psychology of Jean Piaget, in 1963, noted as the "first major work in English on the research and theories of Piaget," which "marked the start of the modern science of cognitive development."
Conversely, children in the concrete operational stage demonstrate decentration - an ability to recognize alternate point of views and a straying away from egocentric thinking. Piaget concluded that, by age 7, children were able to decenter their thoughts and acknowledge perspectives different than their own.
Eleanor Ruth Duckworth (born 1935) is a teacher, teacher educator, and psychologist.. Duckworth earned her Ph.D. at the Université de Genève in 1977. She grounds her work in Jean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder's insights into the nature and development of understanding and intelligence and in their clinical interview method.
Jean Piaget emphasized play as an essential expression of children's feelings, especially because they do not know how to communicate their feelings with words. [3] Play helps a child develop a sense of true self and a mastery over their innate abilities resulting in a sense of worth and aptitude. [4]
Through observations of children, Jean Piaget established a theory of cognitive development. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development there are four stages of cognitive development. [8] [9] Sensorimotor Stage (Birth to 24 Months) Preoperational Stage (24 Months to 7 Years) Concrete Operational Stage (7 Years to 12 Years)