Beyond Heredity and Environment Myrtle McGraw and the Maturation Controversy |
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| Author:
| Dalton, Thomas C.
Bergenn, Victor W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-2153-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1995 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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The ongoing controversies over Myrtle McGraw’s pioneering research on infant development and learning are critically examined in this book. Prominent researchers and scholars introduce McGraw’s most cogent work--including five previously unpublished essays--and address popular misconceptions by clarifying her principles of development. Dalton and Bergenn show how McGraw, in collaboration with John Dewey and other noted scientists, obviated the debate over nature and...
More DescriptionThe ongoing controversies over Myrtle McGraw’s pioneering research on infant development and learning are critically examined in this book. Prominent researchers and scholars introduce McGraw’s most cogent work--including five previously unpublished essays--and address popular misconceptions by clarifying her principles of development. Dalton and Bergenn show how McGraw, in collaboration with John Dewey and other noted scientists, obviated the debate over nature and nurture by introducing innovative methods to understand the complex but integrated processes of growth and development.