Piaget's Theory

• Contents: B. Inhelder, Foreword. H. Beilin, Piaget's New Theory. Part I:Understanding Self-Organizing Systems as Equilibrating Systems.R. Garcia, The Structure of Knowledge and the Knowledge of Structure. M. Chapman, Equilibration and the Dialectics of Organization. R. Case, Neo-Piagetian Theories of Intellectual Development. Part II:Theory of Mind: Examining Representation in Thought.J.H. Flavell, Perspectives on Perspective Taking. J. Perner, J. Wilde-Astington, The Child's Understanding of Mental Representation. Part III:Seeking Truth and Meaning: Logic and Scientific Reasoning.J. Brynes, Meaningful Logic: Developmental Perspectives. D. Kuhn, Piaget's Child as Scientist. Part IV:Language, Culture, and Thought.H. Sinclair, Changing Perspectives in Child Language Acquisition. J. Bruner, Narrative as the Construction of Reality. Part V:Constructing Societies.H.G. Furth, The Developmental Origin of Human Societies. J. Youniss, W. Damon, Social Construction in Piaget's Theory. F. Murray, Reconstructing and Constructivism: The Development of American Educational Reform. Part VI:Final Commentary.H. Beilin, P.B. Pufall, In Conclusion: Continuing Implications.

"...provides a good overview of the varied directions in which Piaget-inspired science can proceed. The five parts of the volume reflect these directions in a concise manner.... the editors of the volume have done a superb job of integrating the different contributions, and bracketing them with a substantive introductory chapter by Beilin, and equally productive conclusions by Beilin and Pufall. It is clear from those contributions--as well as from all the chapters in the volume--that Piaget's theoretical and empirical legacy is not only alive but also is being advanced in substantive ways by an intellectually sophisticated group of scientists all over the world."—American Scientist