Contexts for Learning: Sociocultural Dynamics in Children's Development

Forman, Ellice A.; Minick, Norris; Stone, C. Addison

ISBN 10: 0195109775 / ISBN 13: 9780195109771

Published by Oxford University Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contexts for Learning: Sociocultural Dynamics in Children's Development
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195109775
• ISBN 13: 9780195109771
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This provocative new work on children's development in context presents recent theoretical developments and research findings that have been generated by sociocultural theory. Sociocultural theory began with the work of L.S. Vygotsky and his colleagues but has been significantly expanded and modified recent years. Since the late 1970s, sociocultural theory has challenged existing notions of cognitive development by suggesting that psychological functioning is specific to its social context and is dependent on the mastery of culturally defined modes of speaking, thinking, and acting. For this volume, the editors have assembled a list of contributors noted for their distinguished work in sociocultural theory and research. Taken together, they offer a multifaceted perspective on an emerging research paradigm and argue for a fundamental reconceptualization of mind and its development.

Three main themes are explored in detail: discourse and learning in classroom practice, interpersonal relations in formal and informal education, and the institutional context of learning. Research findings are consistently discussed in terms of their theoretical implications. The book includes three commentary chapters and an afterword that propose future directions for sociocultural research.

This book will be of interest to a wide range of researchers, educators, and students concerned with the theory and practice of developmental, educational, social, and cognitive psychology.

About the Author

Norris Minick is Assistant Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders in the School of Speech at Northwestern University. Ellice A. Forman is Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. C. Addison Stone is Professor and Head of the Program on Learning Disabilities in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University.