Adolescent Cognitive Development, Piaget's Idea of Disequilibration, and the Issue of Christian Nurture.

Fortosis, Stephen; Garland, Ken

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Publication Date: 1990

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Adolescent Cognitive Development, Piaget's Idea of Disequilibration, and the Issue of Christian Nurture.

Fortosis, Stephen; Garland, Ken

Religious Education, v85 n4 p631-44 Fall 1990

Examines Piaget's theory of disequilibration as the tension and subsequent growth caused when new information must be assimilated or accommodated to fit one's view of reality. Indicates ways Christian religious educators can use the concept of disequilibration to understand adolescents' emotional and cognitive growth. Suggests implications for spiritual growth. (CH)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Christianity, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Learning Processes, Piagetian Theory, Religion, Religious Education, Secondary Education, Spirituality, Student Development, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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