• DOI:10.1207/S15328023TOP1904_5
Corpus ID: 145274568

Let the Caged Bird Sing: Using Literature to Teach Developmental Psychology

@article{Boyatzis1992LetTC,
  title={Let the Caged Bird Sing: Using Literature to Teach Developmental Psychology},
  author={Chris J Boyatzis},
  journal={Teaching of Psychology},
  year={1992},
  volume={19},
  pages={221 - 222}
}

• Chris J Boyatzis
• Published 1992
• Psychology
• Teaching of Psychology

Reading lists of developmental psychology courses are replete with scientific theory and research. Narrative material from literature can supplement this theory and research by elucidating psychological concepts with real-life examples, while deepening students' appreciation for the complexity and diversity of development. In several courses I have used Maya Angelou's (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which is highly effective at illustrating many child development topics: development of… Expand

View on SAGE

Save to Library

Create Alert

Cite

Launch Research Feed