Developmental Systems Theory

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Donald H. Ford - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Richard M. Lerner - Tufts University, USA

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Developmental Psychology

272 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

The first integrative theory of human development in decades is presented in this volume by two leading developmentalists.

Through a synthesis of developmental contextualism and the Living Systems Framework, the authors examine how people interact with the environment and how, in turn, these interactions impact upon individuals' biology, psychology and behaviour. By integrating the results from many research investigations, this volume offers a comprehensive exploration of how multiple elements interact and shape people's lives.

The Past as Prologue to the Present

The Concepts of Stability, Variability, Change and Development

Developmental Contextualism

Biology and Context as the Liberators of Human Potential

The Person as an Open, Self-Regulating, Self-Constructing System

Developmental Processes and Dynamics in Developmental Systems Theory

The Present as Prologue to the Future

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Donald H. Ford

Richard M. Lerner

Richard M. Lerner is the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and the Director of the Applied Developmental Science Institute in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University. A developmental psychologist, Lerner received a Ph.D. in 1971 from the City University of New York. He has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, and American Psychological Society. Prior to joining Tufts University, he held administrative posts at Michigan State University, Pennsylvania... More About Author