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Why I use Harry Potter to teach a college course on child development

  • Written by Georgene Troseth, Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
Harry Potter books have captured the imaginations of entire generations.Clark Jones/Courtesy of Scholastic, Inc./AP

In an effort to find a more engaging way to present child development to new psychology students, I decided to use a book about a little orphan boy who later discovers he is a wizard.

As the course evolved over the years, I found...

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