Author | : Herbert Ginsburg |
File Size | : 40,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 28 November 1997 |
ISBN | : 0521498031 |
Pages | : 298 pages |
Entering the Child s Mind by Herbert Ginsburg Book PDF Summary
Entering the Child's Mind teaches a powerful technique for gaining insight into a child's way of thinking. In the tradition of Piaget and Vygotsky, Dr. Herbert P. Ginsburg argues that standardized instruments of evaluation often fail to meet the challenges of complex cognition. Understanding that interviews, like any evaluative instrument, can be improperly conducted and assessed, Dr. Ginsburg then seeks to advance the critical analysis of the interview methods and to investigate its effectiveness and reliability. He presents guidelines intended to help novices learn to conduct clinical interviews and to assist more experienced interviewers in perfecting their techniques. Dr. Ginsburg provides to both psychologists and others interested in understanding the minds of children the first comprehensive treatment of the theory and practice of the clinical interview method. -- from back cover.