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Lake, Robert – Peter Lang New York, 2012
The "Vygotsky on Education Primer" serves as an introduction to the life and work of the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Even though he died almost eighty years ago, his life's work remains both relevant and significant to the field of education today. This book examines Vygotsky's emphasis on the role of cultural and historical context in…
Descriptors: Learning, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Learning Theories
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Whitington, Victoria; Floyd, Irene – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
Socio-dramatic play (SDP) creates a zone of proximal development in which optimum cognitive development occurs. To participate successfully in this kind of play children and their partners must create shared meaning, or what is referred to in the socio-cultural literature as intersubjectivity. Based on intersubjectivity and SDP, this study…
Descriptors: Play, Dramatic Play, Kindergarten, Cognitive Development