Jean Piaget (1896-1980) always considered himself a natural scientist, not a psychologist. As a boy he quickly gave up play and pretend to take refuge in "work" -- exploring internal combustion ...

Abstract In this article we explore educators’ use of Jean Piaget’s theories concerning cognitive development to refute proposed social studies standards in Arizona. We describe the work of Piaget as ...

Two main reasons are given for the continuing educational deployment of Piaget's psychological theory. The first reason is that his theory survives psychological scrutiny. In support, it is argued ...