Vygotsky and Education - Instructional Implications and Applications of Sociohistorical Psychology (Hardcover, New)

The seminal work of Russian theorist Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) has exerted a deep influence on psychology over the past 30 years. Vygotsky was an educator turned psychologist, and his writings clearly reflected his pedagogical concerns. For Vygotsky, schools and other informal educational situations represent the best cultural laboratories to study thinking. He emphasized the social organization of instruction, writing about the "unique form of cooperation between the child and the adult that is the central element of the educational process." Vygotsky's emphasis on the social context of thinking represents the reorganization of a key social system and associated modes of discourse, with potential consequences for developing new forms of thinking. This volume is devoted to analyzing Vygotsky's ideas as a means of bringing to light the relevance of his concepts to education. What does Vygotsky's approach have to offer education? Distinguished scholars from various countries and representing several disciplines discuss the essence and significance of Vygotsky's work, analyze the educational implications of his thoughts, and present applications in practice, addressing educational issues such as school organization, teacher training, educational achievement, literacy learning and development, uses of technology, community-based education, and special education.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1990
First published:	1990
Editors:	Luis C. Moll
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	452
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-36051-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational psychology
LSN:	0-521-36051-X
Barcode:	9780521360517

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