The Jean Piaget Society:

Suggested Readings for Students

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Suggested readings for those interested in an introduction to Piaget's theories:

Wadsworth, Barry J. (1989). Piaget's Theory of cognitive and Affective Development (4th edition). New York: Longman.

The first 70 pages of Piaget (1964) Six Psychological Studies. New York: Vintage.

Piaget, J. (1970) "Piaget's Theory" in the 1983 Mussen Handbook

Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1969). The psychology of the child. New York: Basic Books. (original work published 1966)

Piaget, J. (1973) The child and reality.

Bringuier, J.-C. (1980). Conversations with Jean Piaget. University of Chicago Press (original work published 1977)

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