Contexts for Learning: Sociocultural Dynamics in Children's Development (repost)
Contexts for Learning: Sociocultural Dynamics in Children's Development by Ellice A. Forman, Norris Minick and C. Addison Stone
English | December 5, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0195109775 | 416 pages | PDF | 25,4 MB
English | December 5, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0195109775 | 416 pages | PDF | 25,4 MB
This provocative new work on children's development in context presents recent theoretical developments and research findings that have been generated by sociocultural theory. Sociocultural theory began with the work of L.S. Vygotsky and his colleagues but has been significantly expanded and modified recent years.
Since the late 1970s, sociocultural theory has challenged existing notions of cognitive development by suggesting that psychological functioning is specific to its social context and is dependent on the mastery of culturally defined modes of speaking, thinking, and acting. For this volume, the editors have assembled a list of contributors noted for their distinguished work in sociocultural theory and research. Taken together, they offer a multifaceted perspective on an emerging research paradigm and argue for a fundamental reconceptualization of mind and its development.