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Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget


Fields Science; scholarship
Known for Jean William Fritz Piaget (UK: , US: ; French: ʒɑ̃ pjaʒɛ; (9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development.

Jean Piaget is a biographical subject in the ScholarlyWiki science collection. Jean William Fritz Piaget (UK: , US: ; French: ʒɑ̃ pjaʒɛ; (9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called genetic epistemology.[1]

Work and context

Piaget placed great importance on the education of children. As the Director of the International Bureau of Education, he declared in 1934 that "only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent, or gradual".

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References


Author: Harold Foppele


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