Theory Trends
PART ONE: EXTENSIONS OF TRADITION
Psychobiology, Sociobiology
Connectionism and Dynamic Systems
Environmental/Ecological Theories
Beyond Piaget
Beyond Vygotsky
Models of Interaction
A Potpourri of Theories
PART TWO: PRODUCTS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENT
Growing Up in Poverty
Ethnic Minorities
Feminist Perspectives
Sexual Orientations
PART THREE: FINAL OBSERVATIONS
Retrospect and Prospect
R. Murray Thomas (Ph.D., Stanford University) is an emeritus
professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where for
three decades he taught educational psychology and directed the
program in international education. He began his 50-year career in
education as a high school teacher at Kamehameha Schools and
Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, then continued at the college
level at San Francisco State University, the State University of
New York (Brockport), and Pajajaran University in Indonesia before
moving to Santa Barbara. His professional publications exceed 340,
including 46 books for which he served as author, coauthor, or
editor.
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