Vygotsky in perspective

"Lev Vygotsky has acquired the status of one of the grand masters in psychology. Following the English translation and publication of his Collected Works there has been a new wave of interest in Vygotsky accompanied by a burgeoning of secondary literature. Ronald Miller argues that Vygotsky is...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Ronald, 1943-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. A thematic overview; 3. The development of concepts; 4. The development of scientific concepts; 5. The development of scientific concepts: critique; 6. Thought and word; 7. Michael Cole - artifact mediated action: setting the record straight; 8. James V. Wertsch - cultural tools and mediated action: getting it wrong; 9. James V. Wertsch: mediation and the zone of proximal development; 10. The essential commentators; 11. Vygotsky: mediation.