Vygotsky's legacy : a foundation for research and practice
2008
Book
"Most educators are familiar with Lev Vygotsky's concept of the "zone of proximal development," yet the bulk of Vygotsky's pioneering theory of cognitive development remains largely unknown. This book provides a systematic overview of Vygotsky's work and its implications for educational research and practice. Rendering Vygotsky's complex thinking accessible to a broad audience, this comprehensive and timely work is a significant contribution to the field." "This volume belongs on the shelves of researchers and students in educational psychology, education, and cognitive psychology, as well as teacher educators. It will fill a crucial niche as a supplemental text in courses on principles of educational psychology, cognition and learning, and learning theories."--Jacket.
Item Details
ISBN: 9781593854911
Description: xi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- The sociohistorical context
- Vygotsky's perspective
- Organization of the text
- part I. General principles
- 2. Research methods
- A framework for research
- The experimental-genetic method
- Implications for educational and psychological research
- 3. Cultural signs and symbols
- The role of signs
- Developmental analysis of sign operations
- Implications for education
- 4. Development of the higher psychological functions
- Principles of development
- The general role of education
- part II. Major cultural signs
- 5. Speech and cognitive development
- The stages of speech development
- Speech and verbal thinking
- Educational implications
- 6. Development of thinking in concepts
- Phases in concept development
- Everyday and academic (scientific) concepts
- Educational implications
- part III. The cycle of development
- 7. Structure and dynamics of age-related development
- The child-environment relationship
- Framework for age-related developmental periods
- Educational implications
- 8. Development of world view and personality
- The development of consciousness : birth through preschool
- Maturation of world view and personality
- Educational implications
- part IV. Some implications of Vygotsky's theory
- 9. A new way of thinking
- Issues in Vygotsky's thinking
- Suggestions for psychology and educational psychology
- Some implications for society
- Glossary
- Appendix A. The cross-cultural study
- Appendix B. Shif's research
- Index.
LCCN: 2007016140
Control Number: 2751735
Publisher: New York : Guilford Press, [2008]