1. Theoretical problems in developmental psychology --;Developmental psychology: person-centered, not variable-centered --;Development: sequences, structure, and chaos --;Reply to commentators --;2. Relations between method and theory in developmental research: a partial-isomorphism view --;Structural models of developmental theory in psychology --;Theories and methods in the service of data construction in developmental psychology --;Theory and method in the study of behavioral development: on the legacy of Joachim F. Wohlwill --;3. The structure of developmental theory --;Questions a satisfying developmental theory would answer: the scope of a complete explanation of developmental phenomena --;The development of world views: towards future synthesis --;Metaphor, recursive systems, and paradox in science and developmental theory --;4. The concept of development in individual and social change --;On the concept of development: contextualism, relative time, and the role of dialectics --;Self-organization as developmental process: beyond the organismic and mechanistic models --;For a more adequate concept of development with help from Aristotle and Marx --;Maneuvering among models of developmental psychology --;Author Index --;Topic Index --;of Previous Volumes.
The project was originally conceived in 1985 when Paul van Geert, who had just completed his Theory building in developmental psychology (North Holland, 1986), agreed to col- laborate on anAnnals volume examining foundational issues pertaining to the concept of development.