Document Type
Issue Area Four
Abstract
The concept of "readiness" has a long history within the realm of developmental psychology and an almost equally long history within the realm of education. This concept can be traced to the early work of Arnold Gesell and his colleagues who collected extensive data on the developmental advances of children (Gesell & Ilg, 1949). Gesell placed heavy emphasis on the role of biological factors including genetics in determining the rate at which individual children progressed through a universal and hierarchical set of developmental milestones. The environment, provided it fell within the extremely wide range of normal environments, played little role in development.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
4
Issue
2
First Page
106
Last Page
109
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1993 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Heston, Melissa L.
(1993)
"Gesell and Vygotsky: Alternative Approaches to Readiness,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 4:
No.
2, Article 28.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol4/iss2/28
