Blueprints for Thinking : The Role of Planning in Cognitive Development

Planning is an important human ability that guides behaviour and thereby complements instinctual fixed action patterns. This volume explores the concept of planning and its relationships to the concepts of problem-solving and organizational skills. The volume offers a comprehensive review and critical analysis of research and theory on the development of planning ability.

Planning is an important human ability that guides behaviour and thereby complements instinctual fixed action patterns. How do people learn to plan? How do they develop the various skills that are implied by planfulness? This volume explores these questions as well as the concept of planning and its relationships to the concepts of problem-solving and organizational skills. The editors of this volume have drawn upon an international cadre of scholars to discuss the issues of planning and planful behaviours from a broad range of perspectives. The volume offers a comprehensive review and critical analysis of research and theory on the development of planning ability. Cognitive and developmental psychologists, educational researchers, and students hitherto frustrated by the complexity of the thinking about planning and fragmentation of the literature will find Blueprints for Thinking an invaluable resource.