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Theories of Development

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Catalogue Number:  520041
ISBN Number:  1-55740-397-X
Producer:  Magna Systems
Producing Agencies:  Magna Systems
Subject:  Early Childhood Education
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  United States
Copyright Year:  1997
Running Time:  29:01
Closed Captions:  Yes


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Overview of theory in action. Theories include: cognitive, psychosexual, psychosocial, behaviorist, social learning, and sociocultural. Explains the concept of the "whole child" and shows how theories tend to focus on only part. Gives examples of how one theory can contradict another. 

Theorists include: Piaget, Freud, Erickson, Gesell, Skinner, Vygotsky.


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