Vygotsky's educational theory in cultural context / edited by Alex Kozulin [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sociocultural theory and education: students, teachers, and knowledge / Alex Kozulin, Boris Gindis, Vladimir S. Ageyev, and Suzanne M. Miller -- I: Concepts and paradigms -- 1. Psychological tools and mediated learning / Alex Kozulin -- 2. The zone of proximal development in Vygotsky's analysis of learning and instruction / Seth Chaiklin -- 3. Vygotsky's doctrine of scientific concepts: its role for contemporary education / Yuriy V. Karpov -- 4. Some cognitive tools of literacy / Kieran Egan and Natalia Gajdamaschko -- 5. Dynamic assessment of the evolving cognitive functions in children / Carol S. Lidz and Boris Gindis -- II: Development and learning -- 6. Periods in child development: Vygotsky's perspective / Holbrook Mahn -- 7. Development through the lifespan: a Neo-Vygotskian approach / Yuriy V. Karpov -- 8. Learning and development of preschool children from the Vygotskian perspective / Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong -- 9. The learning activity in the first years of schooling: the developmental path toward reflection / Galina Zuckerman -- 10. Remediation through education: sociocultural theory and children with special needs / Boris Gindis -- III: Sociocultural theory application in the classroom -- 11. Cultural-historical theory and mathematics education / Jean Schmittau -- 12. Sociocultural theory and the practice of teaching historical concepts / Jacques Haenen, Hubert Schrijnemakers, and Job Stufkens -- 13. Formation of learning activity and theoretical thinking in science teaching / Hartmut Giest and Joachim Lompscher -- 14. How literature discussion shapes thinking: ZPDs for teaching/learning habits of the heart and mind / Suzanne M. Miller -- 15. Beyond cognition: a Vygotskian perspective on emotionality and teachers' professional lives / Anne DiPardo and Christine Potter -- IV: Diverse learners and contexts of education -- 16. Intrapersonal communication and internalization in the second language classroom / James P. Lantolf -- 17. Mediation in cognitive socialization: the influence of socioeconomic status / Pedro R. Portes and Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur -- 18. Cultural modeling: CHAT as a lens for understanding instructional discourse based on African American English discourse patterns / Carol D. Lee -- 19. The relations of learning and student social class: toward re-"socializing" sociocultural learning theory / Carolyn P. Panofsky -- 20. Vygotsky in the mirror of cultural interpretations / Vladimir S. Ageyev.

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This book presents innovative ideas in the field of educational psychology, learning, and instruction. These ideas were first formulated by Russian psychologist and educator Lev Vygotsky. This volume provides coverage of all main concepts of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and emphasizes its importance for the understanding of child development.

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