The “Humpty-Dumpty” Problem in the Study of Development

Developmental Cascades ◽

10.1093/oso/9780195391893.003.0003 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 55-74

Author(s):

Lisa M. Oakes ◽

David H. Rakison

Keyword(s):

Whole Child ◽

Humpty Dumpty

This goal of this chapter is to describe how developmentalists have suffered from the humpty-dumpty problem; that is, there has been a focus on individual developmental achievements in isolation. The study of development in pieces provides an incomplete understanding of change because abilities, skills, and knowledge do not develop in isolation. Rather every development reflects interactions between and across different aspects of processing, different mechanisms, and a variety of abilities. Put another way, the development of any ability (e.g., searching for hidden objects, uttering the first word, taking a step) involves the whole child. The chapter proposes that a complete and coherent understanding of development will only emerge from a consideration of how changes in one domain influence or determine cumulative changes in other domains.

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Humpty Dumpty Health Process

Ob Gyn News ◽

10.1016/s0029-7437(08)70137-x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 43 (5) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

GERALD W. GRUMET

Keyword(s):

Humpty Dumpty ◽

Health Process

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The Whole Child, the Whole Developmental Psychologist

Contemporary Psychology ◽

10.1037/022857 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 382-384

Author(s):

Patricia H. Miller

Keyword(s):

Whole Child

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The supervisor's place in the development of the whole child--Abstract

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e590052009-144 ◽

1931 ◽

Author(s):

Florence Hale

Keyword(s):

Whole Child

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Reconstructing Humpty Dumpty

Financial Analysts Journal ◽

10.2469/faj.v28.n1.18 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 18-22

Author(s):

Henry C. Wallich

Keyword(s):

Humpty Dumpty

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The Clamour of Silent Constitutional Principles

Federal Law Review ◽

10.22145/flr.24.1.5 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 133-172

Author(s):

Stephen Donaghue

Keyword(s):

Humpty Dumpty

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master - that's all.”

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Conservation and Restoration of Grasslands

10.1093/oso/9780198744511.003.0008 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Brian J. Wilsey

Keyword(s):

Community Assembly ◽

Woody Plants ◽

Woody Plant ◽

Priority Effects ◽

Woody Plant Encroachment ◽

Humpty Dumpty ◽

Alternate States ◽

Density And Biomass ◽

Acid Test ◽

Stocking Rates

Conservation programs alter herbivore stocking rates and find and protect the remaining areas that have not been plowed or converted to crops. Restoration is an ‘Acid Test’ for ecology. If we fully understand how grassland systems function and assemble after disturbance, then it should be easy to restore them after they have been degraded or destroyed. Alternatively, the idea that restorations will not be equivalent to remnants has been termed the ‘Humpty Dumpty’ hypothesis—once lost, it cannot be put back together again. Community assembly may follow rules, and if these rules are uncovered, then we may be able to accurately predict final species composition after assembly. Priority effects are sometimes found depending on species arrival orders, and they can result in alternate states. Woody plant encroachment is the increase in density and biomass of woody plants, and it is strongly affecting grassland C and water cycles.

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Addressing the Whole Child: The Power of Data and Teams

NASN School Nurse ◽

10.1177/1942602x211017533 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1942602X2110175

Author(s):

Louisa Driscoll

Keyword(s):

School District ◽

Disease Control ◽

21St Century ◽

School Health ◽

School Nurses ◽

Whole Child ◽

Whole School ◽

Coordinated School Health ◽

Centers For Disease Control ◽

Health Model

As 21st-century school nurses, we address students holistically to meet their needs. The ASCD and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s coordinated school health model “Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community” resonates with many school nurses. However, implementing the model can be challenging. This article explains how the school district of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, uses data to leverage their whole child team to meet their school district’s needs.

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