Hall Childhood Summary

Hall and other advocates found a way to gain more knowledge about children. In 1893, Hall became a founder of the National Association for the Study of Childhood. Hall and his colleagues gained knowledge of children by making observations, questionnaires, and various reports on them (Pickren, 2012). Hundreds of the questionnaires were used in thousands of schools for approximately two decades (Pickren, 2012). The responses the children put on the questionnaires gave a general insight about a child. It was specifically focused on their fears, hopes, dreams, and behaviors (Pickren, 2012). Due to Hall’s method of questionnaire, he gave many people valuable knowledge about childhood.
His research on child development was eventually critiqued.