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Back to EpisodesWhy Attachment Theory Is Wrong (And We Should Let It Die) With Dr. Jerome Kagan
Description
Attachment theory has received a lot of attention in education over the last 20 years - but is it just plain wrong? Are attachment interventions used in school built a foundation of sand?
In today’s controversial episode, distinguished professor and author Jerome Kagan explains why we should let attachment theory die, why the evidence to support it is so poor, and what we should be doing to help our students instead.
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