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Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget
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Piaget at the University of Michigan, c. 1968
Born Jean William Fritz Piaget
(1896-08-09)9 August 1896
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Died 16 September 1980(1980-09-16) (aged 84)
Geneva, Switzerland
Fields Developmental psychology, epistemology
Alma mater University of Neuchâtel
Known for Constructivism, genetic epistemology, theory of cognitive development, object permanence, egocentrism
Influences Immanuel Kant, Henri Bergson,Pierre Janet, James Mark Baldwin
Influenced Bärbel Inhelder,Jerome Bruner,Kenneth Kaye,Lawrence Kohlberg,Robert Kegan,Howard Gardner,Thomas Kuhn,Seymour Papert,Lev Vygotsky

Jean Piaget (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjaʒɛ]; 9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss clinical psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology".

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." Piaget's theory and research influenced several people. His theory of child development is studied in pre-service education programs. Educators continue to incorporate constructionist-based strategies.

Piaget created the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva in 1955 while on the faculty of the University of Geneva and directed the Center until his death in 1980. The number of collaborations that its founding made possible, and their impact, ultimately led to the Center being referred to in the scholarly literature as "Piaget's factory."

According to Ernst von Glasersfeld, Jean Piaget was "the great pioneer of the constructivist theory of knowing." However, his ideas did not become widely popularized until the 1960s. This then led to the emergence of the study of development as a major sub-discipline in psychology. By the end of the 20th century, Piaget was second only to B. F. Skinner as the most cited psychologist of that era.

Piaget was born in Neuchâtel, in the Francophone region of Switzerland. He was the oldest son of Arthur Piaget (Swiss), a professor of medieval literature at the University of Neuchâtel, and Rebecca Jackson (French). Piaget was a precocious child who developed an interest in biology and the natural world. His early interest in zoology earned him a reputation among those in the field after he had published several articles on mollusks by the age of 15.[15]


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