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Block, Jack – Child Development, 1982
Specifies some problems in the Piagetian characterizations of assimilation and accommodation and offers an alternative formulation intended to resolve some conceptual anomalies. On the basis of the revision, the orthogenetic law of developmental progression is explicitly derived. Further, Piaget's notion of "equilibrium" is extended into…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Biological Influences, Cognitive Development
Ching, Leong Yin, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Attended by participants from 19 nations, this conference focused on six topics related to child and adolescent development. Major topics discussed included child development and related issues, curriculum and the adolescent, the adolescent and technological changes, and the preparation of youth for adulthood. Symposia focusing on child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns