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18th Advanced Course
Cognitive Development, Mechanisms and Constraints
3 - 5 July 2008
The Archives Jean
Piaget organize in
July 3-5 2008 their
18th Ad vanced
Course. The aim of
this
biannual
conference is to group
the best specialists of a
domain around a topic
that has a particular
relevance for Jean
Piaget’s theory and
developmental
psychology. One of the
most important
aspects of Piaget’s legacy in the domain of
developmental psychology has probably been the
theories known as the “neo-piagetian” theories.
Among the new proposals and ideas these theories
put forward, the idea that cognitive development is
underpinned by some increase in cognitive
resources, mental power or attentional capacity is of
particular relevance when considering the
importance of the concept of cognitive
resources and working memory capacity in the
contemporary psychology. Thus, the next Advanced
Course is entitled Cognitive development,
mechanisms and constraints. Its objective is to
gather prominent theorists in the field of cognitive
development within a neo-piagetian perspective with
specialists of the development of working memory,
attention and executive functions.
Invited speakers
The plenary speakers invited to give a one-hour
lecture are
Tracy Alloway (University of Durham)
Valérie Camos (Université de Bourgogne)
Nelson Cowan (University of Missouri)
Andreas Demetriou (University of Cyprus)
Sue Gathercole (University of York)
Graeme Halford (University of Queensland)
Graham Hitch (University of York)
Chris Jarrold (University of Bristol)
Juan Pascual Leone (York University)
Anik de Ribaupierre (University of Geneva)
Lee Swanson (University of California)
John Towse (University of Lancaster)
The Advanced Course is open to any scholar,
researcher or student interested in cognitive
development, working memory and executive
functions who are invited to submit posters
related to these topics.
Please visit our website <www.archivespiaget.ch> for inscriptions and submission details or contact
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