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G. Stanley Hall's contribution to science, practice and policy: The child study, parent education, and child welfare
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn1, Anna Duncan Johnson2
1Department of Human Development and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Abstract:
G. Stanley Hall influenced several social movements that had great implications for child wellbeing: the Child Study, Parent Education, and Child Welfare Movements. However, while Hall laid much of the foundation for the field of scientific child study and policy-relevant research, his legacy is virtually nonexistent. The current article reviews the life and contributions of G. Stanley Hall, and the dual role Hall played in history as a revered leader of the Child Study Movement and a controversial figure in the landscape of early child psychology.
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