| Description |
334 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-326) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Dr. Gesell and school readiness -- 2. Dr. Gesell's lifetime interest in defect and deviation -- 3. Dr. Gesell's contribution to the field of mental hygiene -- 4. Child hygiene and physical health -- 5. Vision -- 6. Kindergarten -- 7. Twins and twinning -- 8. Infants are individuals -- 9. Gesell developmental norms -- 10. Adoption: both parent and child must be protected -- 11. Dr. Gesell offers parent guidance -- 12. Dr. Gesell and the nursery school movement -- 13. Feeding behavior -- 14. Developmental pediatrics -- 15. Dr. Gesell's use of films and photography -- 16. Fetal behavior -- 17. Relationship between IQ and DQ -- 18. Gesell on heredity and environment -- 19. Prematurity -- 20. Individuality of the ages -- 21. Emotions -- 22. Principles and theories of development -- 23. Evaluations of Dr. Gesell's work -- 24. Dr. Gesell and others-historical -- 25. Dr. Gesell and others-contemporary -- 26. History of the Gesell Institute. |
| Biography |
Arnold Lucius Gesell (June 21, 1880 - May 29, 1961) was a pioneer in the field of child development, whose research on developmental milestones is still widely used by pediatricians, psychologists, and other professionals who work with children. He developed techniques for observing children in natural play situations without disturbing them, thus providing behavioral measures free from the effects of interference by researchers. Gesell recognized the importance of both nature and nurture in children's development. He believed that children go through the stages he identified in a fixed sequence, within a certain time period, based on innate human abilities. He maintained that children should be raised through "reasonable guidance," supporting the natural growth of their abilities. Thus, parents should neither impose strict control nor allow excessive freedom. His work influenced many twentieth-century theorists, stimulating research to discover the conditions required to support normal growth and psychological development for all children. |
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Gesell, Arnold, 1880-1961.
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Child psychology.
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Gesell, Arnold, 1880-1961.
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Child Behavior. (DNLM)D002652
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Psychology, Child. (DNLM)D002666
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Child Development. (DNLM)D002657
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Gesell, Arnold, 1880-1961 (OCoLC)fst00005181
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Child psychology. (OCoLC)fst00854540
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Gesell, Arnold 1880-1961 (DE-588)118878409
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Kinderpsychologie.
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Onderwijs.
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Kinderpsychologie (DE-588)4073410-9
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Gesell, Arnold.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ames, Louise Bates. Arnold Gesell. New York, N.Y. : Human Sciences Press, ©1989 (OCoLC)608098821 |
| ISBN |
0898854210 |
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9780898854213 |
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