Mind in Society - Development of Higher Psychological Porcesses

The great Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But his theory of development has never been well understood in the West. "Mind in Society, corrects much of this misunderstanding. Carefully edited by a group of outstanding Vygotsky scholars, the book presents a unique selection of Vygotsky 's important essays.

List of contents

Introduction Michael Cole and Sylvia Scribner Biographical Note on L. S. Vygotsky Basic Theory and Data 1. Tool and Symbol in Child Development 2. The Development of Perception and Attention 3. Mastery of Memory and Thinking 4. Internalization of Higher Psychological Functions 5. Problems of Method Educational Implications 6. Interaction between Learning and Development 7. The Role of Play in Development 8. The Prehistory of Written Language Afterword Vera John-Steiner and Ellen Souberman Notes Vygotsky's Works Index

About the author

Lev Semjenovic Vygotskij (1896 - 1934), der Mozart der Psychologie (so StephenToulmin) zählt neben Freud, Piaget und Wallon zu den mit Abstand bedeutendsten Psychologen des vergangenen Jahrhunderts.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Cole, Vera John-Steiner, L. S. Vygotskii, Lev S. Vygotskij, L. S. Vygotsky, L.S. Vygotsky, S. Vygotsky
• Assisted by: Michael Cole (Editor), Vera John-Steiner (Editor), Sylvia Scribner (Editor), Scribner Sylvia (Editor), Ellen Souberman (Editor), Souberman Ellen (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.1978
• EAN: 9780674576292
• ISBN: 978-0-674-57629-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology