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Mind in Society

Development of Higher Psychological Processes

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$32.00 • £27.95 • €29.95

ISBN 9780674576292

Publication Date: 10/15/1980

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176 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

2 halftones, 4 line illustrations

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  • 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

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