DeVries, Rheta Goolsby
Rheta Goolsby DeVries by Betty Zan, University of Northern Iowa
The distinguished developmental psychologist and Piaget scholar. Rheta DeVries. died on May 28, A pioneer in the application of Piagetian theory to early childhood classroom practice, DeVries was possessed of a penetrating intellect. Her career in developmental psychology began in the s at the University of Chicago, where she obtained a Ph. D. in developmental psychology. There she met Lawrence Kohlberg, who introduced her .to Piaget's Moral Judgment of the Child and started her on the path of studying young children's moral development. Kohlberg was her teacher, mentor, and friend, and exerted a profound influence over her work throughout her life. Their collaboration lasted until his untimely death in
DeVries was an insatiable scholar. Early in her career she traveled to Geneva to study Piaget's theory at the University of Geneva and attend Piaget's weekly meetings at the Center for the Study of Genetic Epistemology. For two years, she was immersed in Piaget's research and scholarship and developed deep reservoirs of knowledge that she drew on her entire career. I
Moral Classrooms, Moral Children: Creating a Constructivist Atmosphere in Early Education
This classic bestseller, now updated for today's diverse teaching force and student populations, explores the benefits of sociomoral practices in the classroom. The authors draw on recent research to show how these approaches work with children ages 2 8. They focus on how to establish and maintain a classroom environment that fosters children's intellectual, social, moral, emotional, and personality development. Extending the work of Jean Piaget, the authors advocate for a cooperative approach that contrasts with the coercion and unnecessary control that can be seen in many classrooms serving young children. Practical chapters demonstrate how the constructivist approach can be embedded in a school program by focusing on specific classroom situations and activities, such as resolving conflict, group time, rule making, decision making and voting, social and moral discussions, cooperative alternatives to discipline, and activity time.
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Scope and Contents
The Rheta DeVries Papers consist of materials related to her work as a researcher, educator, and author. They provide an in-depth look at her career, primarily regarding her various research studies and writings.
As noted above, the collection is arranged into six distinct series. These were created based on the collection’s original order upon arrival at Rod Library, as well as discussions with DeVries’ former students and later colleagues. The original folder titles were maintained as they were created by DeVries herself and each folder’s contents were kept intact. As such, there is overlap in content between the different series and boxes. Consulting the inventory below will help locate specific topics throughout the collection.
The collection contains both handwritten and typed materials in a variety of formats. These include, but are not limited to, scholarly articles, photographs, slides, news clippings, and correspondence.
The largest portion of the collection contains DeVries’ research files. The files range from interview transcripts to protocols to
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