ELED 120 Chapter 2: Theory and Research in Child Development
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Multidisciplinary research in development involves: psychologists, psychiatrists, educators, linguists, neuroscientists, pediatricians, public health workers, sociologists, social workers, anthropologists, economists. Multicultural perspectives represented in studies: importance of diversity in research, importance of culture in human development. Multiple methods used in studies (not just observation) Multiple theories to explain large and small phenomena. Across cultures, throughout ages: religions and philosophers value children. 19th century pioneers in child development: charles darwin, great britain, g. stanley hall and john dewey, us, alfred binet, france, maria montessori, italy. Us roots in child development (1920s, 1930s) : john dewey writing about the whole child , committee on child development (ccd) founded, ccd becomes srcd: society for research in child dev* *srcd: most influential organization of child development researchers today. Ethology focus on biological processes in development: how behaviors adapt to support animal survival (including humans, observations of behavior patterns, instincts in natural settings, foundations: Conrad lorenz"s work with imprinting in animals.
