The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessment
Although developmental stage theories in psychology have deepened our understanding of looked-after children, they have always run the risk of fixing the individual into a generalised framework so that their uniqueness is obscured (Scourfield, 2002). While theories such as those of Piaget (1959) or...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
CELCIS
2007-03-01
|
| Series: | Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care |
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832591483077656576 |
|---|---|
| author | Chris Walter |
| author_facet | Chris Walter |
| author_sort | Chris Walter |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Although developmental stage theories in psychology have deepened our understanding of looked-after children, they have always run the risk of fixing the individual into a generalised framework so that their uniqueness is obscured (Scourfield, 2002). While theories such as those of Piaget (1959) or Erikson (1963) have forced us to focus on the importance of childhood, it could be argued that they also contribute to a view of the child as completely constrained and determined by internal and external factors (for instance disability, temperament and upbringing). |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-e7a78b97cbfe4d3aaf5cf3014b034450 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2976-9353 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2007-03-01 |
| publisher | CELCIS |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care |
| spelling | doaj-art-e7a78b97cbfe4d3aaf5cf3014b0344502025-01-22T11:50:50ZengCELCISScottish Journal of Residential Child Care2976-93532007-03-016110.17868/strath.00085927The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessmentChris WalterAlthough developmental stage theories in psychology have deepened our understanding of looked-after children, they have always run the risk of fixing the individual into a generalised framework so that their uniqueness is obscured (Scourfield, 2002). While theories such as those of Piaget (1959) or Erikson (1963) have forced us to focus on the importance of childhood, it could be argued that they also contribute to a view of the child as completely constrained and determined by internal and external factors (for instance disability, temperament and upbringing).developmental stageslooked after childrenchild caresocial care |
| spellingShingle | Chris Walter The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessment Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care developmental stages looked after children child care social care |
| title | The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessment |
| title_full | The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessment |
| title_fullStr | The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessment |
| title_short | The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessment |
| title_sort | story of matthew an ecological approach to assessment |
| topic | developmental stages looked after children child care social care |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT chriswalter thestoryofmatthewanecologicalapproachtoassessment AT chriswalter storyofmatthewanecologicalapproachtoassessment |