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Jean Piaget was one of the most significant contributors to our current understanding of how children think and learn, from birth through to adolescence. In this comprehensive and accessible new book, Ann Marie Halpenny and Jan Pettersen capture the key concepts and principles of Piagets fascinating work on childrens thinking, and explore how thinking evolves and develops from infancy through the early years and beyond. Areas covered in Introducing Piaget include:

• key milestones and achievements in childrens thinking;
• understanding the physical world through senses and movement in infancy;
• supporting the emergence of symbolic thought and language in the early years;
• understanding object permanence;
• implications of egocentric thinking in early childhood learning and development.

Throughout the book, the consequences of these developments for childrens social, emotional and intellectual development are discussed. Updates on Piagets theory are also outlined with reference to more recent work on cognitive development in childhood. Each chapter provides a concise summary of material presented through a consideration of the implications for practice in working with children. A glossary of key Piagetian terms is also included. With a particular focus on how Piagets principles and concepts can be applied to children in early childhood, this exciting new book is an invaluable resource for teachers, practitioners and students with an interest in learning and development in the early years.

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Author:   Ann Marie Halpenny (the Dublin Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland) ,  Jan Pettersen (the Dublin Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland)
Publisher:   Routledge
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781299814059

ISBN 10:   1299814050
Pages:   185
Publication Date:   13 September 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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