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Defining the "Radical Middle" : Essay Review of "Rethinking Innateness: A Connectionist Perspective on Development."
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Newcombe, Nora S. – Human Development, 1998
Reviews "Rethinking Innateness: A Connectionist Perspective on Development" by Elman and others (1996). Maintains that the authors argue forcefully that the nature-nurture conflict is a false dichotomy and that they present convincing existence on the possibility of qualitative change. Argues that the authors do not succeed in proposing…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Individual Development
Books for Professionals. Knowledge of Children Forms a Basis for Early Childhood Curricula.
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McMath, Joan S. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1996
Reviews two books about early childhood curriculum based on young children's developmental needs: "The Whole Child" (J. Hendrick) discusses inclusion of special needs children in the classroom and Piaget's theory of the emergence of thinking and reasoning skill; "Creative Experiences for Young Children" (Mimi Brodsky Chenfield)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Style, Creativity, Early Childhood Education