An introduction to Vygotsky /
[edited by] Harry Daniels.
- Second edition.
- xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-x) and index.
The development of Vygotsky's thought : an introduction to Thinking and speech / L.S. Vygotsky and contemporary developmental psychology / On the social nature of human cognition : an analysis of the shared intellectual roots of George Herbert Mead and Lev Vygotsky / The concept of activity in Soviet psychology : Vygotsky, his disciples and critics / Dialogue, difference and voice in the zone of proximal development / Practice, person, social world / Non scolae sed vitae discimus : toward overcoming the encapsulation of school learning / Social memory in Soviet thought / Putting culture in the middle / The zone of proximal development as basis for instruction / Signifying in the zone of proximal development / Social constructivist perspectives on teaching and learning / Norris Minick -- James V. Wertsch and Peeter Tulviste -- Jaan Valsiner and Rene van der Veer -- Alex Kozulin -- J. Allan Cheyne and Donato Tarulli -- Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger -- Yrjo Engestrom -- David Bakhurst -- Michael Cole -- Mariane Hedegaard -- Carol D. Lee -- Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"Lev Vygotsky provided the twentieth century with an enticing mix of intellectual traditions within an attempt to provide an account of the social formation of the mind. His legacy is an exciting, but at times chaotic fusion of ideas. An Introduction to Vygotsky, Second Edition provides students with an accessible overview of his work, combining reprints of key journal and text articles with editorial commentary and helpful suggestions for further reading.Harry Daniels considers the evolution of Vygotsky's work against a backdrop of political turmoil in the developing USSR. Major elements discussed include the use of the "culture" concept in social development theory and the implications of Vygotsky's theories for teaching, learning and assessment.This second edition is revised and up-dated to provide a refreshing introduction to Vygotsky's work and the multi-disciplinary contribution he has made to twentieth century intellectual life. Academics and students at all levels will find this an; essential key source of information."--Publisher description.