Generation and Transmission of Shared Knowledge in the Culture of Collaborative Learning: The Fifth Dimension, Its Play-World and Its Institutional Contexts Export

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TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:218155 L3 - citeulike-article-id:218155 N2 - 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. The 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. SN - 0195109775 EP - 314 TI - Generation and Transmission of Shared Knowledge in the Culture of Collaborative Learning: The Fifth Dimension, Its Play-World and Its Institutional Contexts PB - Oxford University Press T2 - Contexts for Learning: Sociocultural Dynamics in Children's Development SP - 283 KW - collaborative KW - education KW - imagination KW - learning KW - play AU - Nicolopoulou, Ageliki AU - Cole, Michael A2 - Forman, Ellice A2 - Minick, Norris A2 - Stone, Addison PY - 1996/09/01/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0195109775 ER -