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Raeff, Catherine – Human Development, 2011
The goal of this paper is to contribute to the revival of Heinz Werner's organismic-developmental theory by considering some of its key claims in relation to contemporary developmental theory and research. The organismic-developmental definition of development in terms of differentiation and integration is first discussed in relation to…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Systems Approach, Individual Development, Theories
Lerner, Richard M.; Schwartz, Seth J.; Phelps, Erin – Human Development, 2009
Studying human development involves describing, explaining, and optimizing intraindividual change and interindividual differences in such change and, as such, requires longitudinal research. The selection of the appropriate type of longitudinal design requires selecting the option that best addresses the theoretical questions asked about…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Research Methodology, Research Design
Dwyer, Kathleen M. – Human Development, 2005
This paper is organized to highlight gaps in our current understanding of attachment during the middle and later years of childhood and to allow researchers to make informed decisions regarding measurement selection. First, theoretical and methodological considerations with respect to the study of attachment during this age range are discussed.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Children, Measurement Techniques, Reliability
Overton, Willis F.; Ennis, Michelle D. – Human Development, 2006
Historically, cognitive-developmental and behavior-analytic approaches to the study of human behavior change and development have been presented as incompatible alternative theoretical and methodological perspectives. This presumed incompatibility has been understood as arising from divergent sets of metatheoretical assumptions that take the form…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, World Views, Behavior Change, Research Methodology