What does the mind involve? How does intelligence spring from it, differentiating between individuals in understanding and dealing with the world? How does the mind learn and grow over time and how can learning and growth be enhanced by education?
PART I Three traditions of research on the human mind 1 The experimental cognitive tradition 2 The differential tradition 3 Piaget¿s theory 4 Neo-Piagetian theories 5 The development of reasoning 6 Awareness and knowledge about the mind 7 Core domains PART II An overarching theory of the growing mind 8 The organization of the human mind 9 Cycles and phases of development 10 Recycling and mediation of cognizance 11 Differentiation and binding of mental processes through developmental cycles 12 Personality and emotions in the minds 13 Genetic, psychological, and cultural aspects of the mind 14 Mapping mind-brain development PART III A developmental theory of instruction 15 School and intellectual development 16 Enhancing intelligence in the laboratory 17 Towards a theory of instruction 18 Educating critical thought 19 Conclusions: towards an overarching theory of the growing mind