yes, Margaret Donaldson's book is called "children's minds". there is
another book that also presents a critical perspective on conservation tasks
and, moreover, emprically refutes the phenomenon as age- and stage-related.
It is the book by Ljudmila Obukhova "Theory of Jean Piaget: Pros and
Contras". The book is in Russian but perhaps some of this work has been
published in 'Soviet Psychology'? Mike would probably know... This work is
also briefly described in recent Human Development paper by I.Arievitch and
myself.
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Hodges [mailto:dhodges@ceo.cudenver.edu]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 2:30 AM
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
Cc: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
Subject: Re: piaget?
xmca@weber.ucsd.edu writes:
>Hey Folks,
>
>Does anyone know a critical perspective of that Piagetian conservation
>task, i.e. the age of the child that infers that the ball entering the
>tunnel is the same as the one that left it? Was it piaget or a follower?
>
>Thansk in advance,
>bb
>
margaret donaldson, as i recall, refuted these tasks bit i can't recall
the name of the text... "Children's Minds" i think.
diane
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:point where everything listens.
and i slow down, learning how to
enter - implicate and unspoken (still) heart-of-the-world.
(Daphne Marlatt, "Coming to you")
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diane celia hodges
university of british columbia, centre for the study of curriculum and
instruction
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university of colorado, denver, school of education
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