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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819517703321

Autore

Engel Susan

Titolo

Real kids [[electronic resource] ] : creating meaning in everyday life / / Susan Engel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-674-03649-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Classificazione

77.55

Disciplina

155.4/13

Soggetti

Cognition in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-210) and index.

Nota di contenuto

What we see and what we miss -- A glance backward: what have we learned about children? -- Spheres of reality in childhood -- Toward a more complete understanding of children -- Why this matters, and to whom.

Sommario/riassunto

Engel argues that the "scientist in a crib" view held by many parents and teachers encourages them to expect more logical reasoning and emotional self-control from children than they possess. She provides a concise and valuable overview of what modern developmental psychologists have learned about children's developing powers of perception and capacity for reasoning, but also suggests new ways of studying children that better capture the truth about their young minds.