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Key Figures and Approaches in Child Development & Education



Alfred Adler

Psyography: Albert Adler
Classic Adlerian Theory and Practice



Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Berenstain Family – Bears and People

http://www.berenstainbears.com/parents/biography.html

Stanley Berenstain

http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Bere...

Jan Berenstain

http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Bere...

All About the Berenstain Bears and their Creators: An Interview with Jan and Mike Berenstain
http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/authorsillustra...
Stan and Jan Berenstain

https://www.earlymoments.com/dr-seuss/Stan-Jan-Ber...



Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet


Benjamin Bloom
Bloom’s Taxonomy
http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/educ/resources/bloom.htm

Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/guides/bloom1.html


T. Berry Brazelton
T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., The Brazelton Institute - Children's Hospital Boston
http://www.brazelton-institute.com/berrybio.html


Urie Bronfenbrenner


Jerome Bruner
Jerome Bruner And The Process Of Education
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/bruner.htm



Eric Carle


Robert Coles
A Way of Seeing: The Work of Robert Coles, by Scott London
http://www.scottlondon.com/articles/coles.html


Paul and Gail Dennison


Tomie dePaola

John Dewey
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – John Dewey
Encyclopaedia of Philosophy of Education – John Dewey


Walt Disney
Walt Disney Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story


Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia Approach
http://www.brainy-child.com/article/reggioemilia.html

Reggio Inspired Curriculum
http://www4.oakland.edu/?id=5549&sid=48

Reflections and Impressions from Reggio Emilia: “It's Not about Art!”
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v3n1/hertzog.html

Reggio Emilia Approach
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ruddock.356/reggio_emilia_approach


Erik Erikson


Anna Freud


Sigmund Freud


Howard Gardner

Howard Gardner Biography
Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner and Education: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Multiple Intelligences
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Inteilligences


Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
All About Dr. Seuss


Arnold Gesell

Adoption History: Arnold Gesell (1880-1961)
http://pages.uoregon.edu/adoption/people/gesell.html
Arnold Lucius Gesell: A Biographical Memoir
Arnold Gesell's Perspective on Learning and Development
Gesell, Arnold (1880-1961)
Arnold Lucius Gesell


William Glasser


Jim Henson
The Jim Henson Legacy
Jim Henson
Jim Henson
Jim Henson Biography



Madeline Hunter
Madeline Cheek Hunter (1916-1994)
Madeline Cheek Hunter
Madeline Hunter's ITIP Model for Direct Instruction

Bob Keeshan
Biography for Bob Keeshan
Robert Keeshan Biography
Bob Keeshan

Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Biography of Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
http://www.history.com/topics/helen-keller

Helen Keller - American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/section.asp?sectionid=1



Lawrence Kohlberg
Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987)
HGSE News: Reconstructing Larry--Assessing the Legacy of Lawrence Kohlberg
An Overview of Moral Development and Moral Education
http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/overview.html#kohlberg

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
http://www.xenodochy.org/ex/lists/moraldev.html



Jonathan Kozol

Jonathan Kozol Biography -- AEI Speakers Bureau
http://www.aeispeakers.com/print.php?SpeakerID=579
Jonathan Kozol Biography
Jonathan Kozol On Kids Who Survive Inner Cities : NPR


Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis

Abraham Maslow

Bography of Abrahma Maslow (1908-1970)
Hierarchy of Needs: The Five Levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Malosw's Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Abraham Maslow
The Life and Legacy of Abraham Maslow


Maria Montessori
Introduction to Montessori | American Montessori Society
Maria Montessori (1870-1952)
Maria Montessori, MD, Montessori Method, Montessori schools, Montessori, Italy, India, Nobel Peace Prize
http://www.montessori.edu/maria.html




Jean Piaget
Psychology History: Jean Piaget
http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/piaget.htm

Jean Piaget's Work
http://www.jeanpiaget.org/

Jean Piaget Society: A Brief Biography
http://www.piaget.org/aboutPiaget.html
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development: Background and Key Concepts of Piaget's Theory
Piaget's Stages of Development


Beatrix Potter
Children Illustrations, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)
http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Potter.html

Beatrix Potter - More Than Just Bunnies: The Legacy of Beatrix Potter
http://www.literarytraveler.com/authors/beatrix_potter.aspx

Beatrix Potter
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/bpotter.htm

Peter Rabbit and Friends
http://www.peterrabbit.com/beatrixpotter/

The Scientist : Beatrix Potter, Scientist
http://www.the-scientist.com/news/home/53057



Fred Rogers
Biography - Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers Center
Fred Rogers Interview | Archive of American Television


Shel Silverstein
ShelSilverstein.com: The Official Site for Kids
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/html/home.html

Shel Silverstein - Poems and Biography by AmericanPoems.com
http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/Shel-Silverstei...
Sheldon Allan Silverstein


Burrhus Frederic Skinner
Psychology History: Burrhus Frederick Skinner
http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/skinner.htm
Psycgraphy: B.F. Skinner
American National Biography Online: Skinner. B.F.
Brief Biography of B.F Skinner
B.F. Skinner, Behavioralism, and Language Behavior
B. F. Skinner Biography

B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)

Benjamin Spock
The "Baby Doctor," Benjamin Spock, On Darwin and Morality
Benjamin Spock Biography
Benjamin Spock: Pediatrician and Anti-War Activist
Benjamin Spock


Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg in Psychology: Theory, Creativity & Intelligence
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg


Edward Thorndike
Psychology History: Edward Lee Thorndike
http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/thorndike.htm
Edward Thorndike Biography (1874-1949)

Psyography: Biographies on Psychologists: Edward Lee Thorndike
Edward Thorndike
Thorndike, Edward Lee (1874-1949)
Edward Lee Thorndike: A Biographical Memoir


Lev Vygotsky


Mo Willems
Mo Willems FAQ
http://mowillemsfaq.blogspot.com/
Welcome to Mo Willems dot COM
http://www.mowillems.com/
Mo Willems
https://sites.google.com/site/mowillemsauthorguide/