{"product_id":"9780792329053","title":"Developmental Tasks Towards a Cultural Analysis of Human Development","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDevelopmental Tasks\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTowards a Cultural Analysis of Human Development\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJan J.F. ter Laak | Peter G. Heymans | Andrei I. Podol'skij\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Developmental \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBehavioral and cognitive development is considered here as an  ordered change in an individual throughout his or her lifespan, and  \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e as sets of individual differences between persons, nor as  stage-like progressions. The concept of \u003cem\u003edevelopmental task\u003c\/em\u003e is  introduced, stressing contexts within which individuals meet,  eliciting transitions in their behavior and, by implication, in the  self. The developmental task concept is compatible with the activity  theory of Gal'perin, especially the concept of meaningful learning.  The authors show how their concept may be applied to age-related  crises, the acquisition of a moral status, the achievement of  educational independence, the assessment of readiness for school,  acquisition of peer status, acquisition of concepts of morality, and  the task of ageing. \u003cbr\u003e  For professional psychologists and educationalists, and advanced  research students in the same subjects. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 June 1994\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780792329053\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e274\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50803549798540,"sku":"9780792329053","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792329053.jpg?v=1781755644","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792329053","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}