Between the laboratory and life
Child development research in Toronto, 1919-1956.
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22968359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hans Pols (0000-0003-1722-3860, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-162 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1093-4510 • E-ISSN: 1939-0610 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//1093-4510.5.2.135 |
| OpenAlex | W1968012399 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Between 1919 and 1956, psychologists at the University of Toronto built a research program in developmental psychology on a functionalist, holistic, and ecological basis. They conducted longitudinal studies on mental health in growing children in educational settings instead of in laboratories and formed strong alliances with the local educational system in order to do so. They initially defined mental health as adjustment and considered conditions within schools to be conducive to its attainment. After developing a psychological theory of personality development, they came to view educational conditions as discouraging the development of mental health. The alliance between the educational system and psychology consequently unraveled, and the program declined.
Alliance · Child development · Developmental psychology · History of psychology · Mental health · Personality · Personality development · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Canadian Identity and History · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2016 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |