Piaget, Jean - Critical Response
Contributions and shortcomings
Extensive criticisms of Piaget's work have been voiced in the scientific community throughout the 60 years that he labored to develop and articulate his theory of genetic epistemology and in the decades since his death in 1980. Despite the shortcomings that many critics point out in Piaget's work, few have disputed the considerable contributions of his theory to scientific thought, or his role as one of the most influential research psychologists of the twentieth century. Piaget is respected, even by his critics, for transforming how we think about children. His foundational work continues to influence educational theory throughout the world. Piaget's work has been characterized as the starting point for many different strands of theoretical investigation in the area of education...
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