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Parts: 1. Development: Concept and Structure. The Concept ofDevelopment (P. van Geert). The Structure of Developmental Theories (P.van Geert). 2. Causes and Conditions of Developmental Change. Learningand Models of Development (M. Atkinson). Developmental ContingencyModelling - A Framework for Discussing the Processes of Change and theConsequence of Deficiency (J. Morton). Theories about the Causes ofCognitive Development (P. Bryant). 3. The Social Dimension ofDevelopment. The Conditions of Human Development - Implications ofSocialization Research for Developmental Theory (D. Geulen).Development and Social Expectations (P. Vedder). 4. Three Views on theNature of Developmental Processes. Cognitive Change and Behaviour (F.Orsini-Bouichou and J.-L. Paour). Developmental Sequences - SomeCharacteristics and an Empirical Demonstration (J. ter Laak). PsychicDevelopment of the Individual - A Process of Structuring andRestructuring Experience (M. Tyszkowa). 5. Rationalism VersusEmpiricism in Developmental Theory Building. Children's Theories andDevelopmental Theory (E. Elbers). Getting Development off the Ground -Modularity and the Infant's Perception of Causality (A. Leslie). OnWhat is Cognitive about Development (B. de Gelder).