Since the publication of Vygotsky's Thought and Language in the United States, a number of North American and European investigators have conducted systematic observations of children's spontaneous private speech, giving substantial support to Vygotsky's major hypotheses - particularly those regarding the social origins of higher psychological functions. However, there still remain many vital questions about the origins, significance, and functions of private speech: How can social and private speech be validly differentiated? What kinds of social interactions promote the use of private speech? What are the sources of individual differences in the use of private speech? This unique volume addresses these and many other important questions. Characterized by a strong emphasis on original data, it reports on systematic observations of spontaneous private speech in children and adults in both laboratory and naturalistic settings. In addition to its systematic analysis of common methodological problems in the field, the book contains the most comprehensive bibliography of the private speech literature currently available.

Since the publication of Vygotsky's Thought and Language in the United States, a number of North American and European investigators have conducted systematic observations of children's spontaneous private speech, giving substantial support to Vygotsky's major hypotheses - particularly those regarding the social origins of higher psychological functions. However, there still remain many vital questions about the origins, significance, and functions of private speech: How can social and private speech be validly differentiated? What kinds of social interactions promote the use of private speech? What are the sources of individual differences in the use of private speech? This unique volume addresses these and many other important questions. Characterized by a strong emphasis on original data, it reports on systematic observations of spontaneous private speech in children and adults in both laboratory and naturalistic settings. In addition to its systematic analysis of common methodological problems in the field, the book contains the most comprehensive bibliography of the private speech literature currently available.

Este estudio observa carencias en los programas educativos que no fomentan potencial y capacidad emprendedora en estudiantes de la carrera de Contabilidad de San Marcos y del Centro Universitario de los Altos - Mexico. Expone en terminos comparativos el potencial emprendedor de estudiantes de ambas Universidades para evidenciar sus capacidades emprendedoras proveyendo un diagnostico que busca la insercion de esta tematica en sus curricula de estudio. La informacion expuesta se basa en deducciones de una encuesta aplicada a estudiantes lo que permitio precisar las variables que identifican su grado de potencial emprendedor. Los resultados muestran diferencias minimas en los estudiantes de ambas universidades, planteandose en conclusion algunas estrategias que promueven y fortalecen el desarrollo del espiritu emprendedor del estudiantado en procura de contribuir a la formacion de individuos competitivos. Por ello el presente trabajo va dirigido a los profesionales del ambito educativo y en general al publico interesado en ahondar en esta tematica."