The essential Vygotsky
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The essential Vygotsky
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2004
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Collected works of L.S. Vygotsky
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"The essential Vygotsky is a selection ... taken from the six volumes of The collected works of L.S. Vygotsky ..."--Preface
"Bibliography of works about Vygotsky in English": p. 571-579
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Seventy years after his death, the visionary work of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (1896-1934) continues to have a profound impact on psychology, sociology, education, and other varied disciplines. The Essential Vygotsky selects the most significant writings from all phases of his work, and material from all six volumes of his Collected Works, so that readers can introduce themselves to the pioneering concepts developed by this influential Russian therapist, scholar, and cultural theorist, including:
* The cultural-historical approach
* The role of language in creating the mind
* The development of memory and perception
* Defectology (abnormal psychology/learning disabilities/special education)
* The Zone of Proximal Development
Each section features an insightful introduction exploring relevant aspects of Vygotsky's life and illuminating the revolutionary historical context in which these writings were conceived. Together, they reflect the studies he was conducting at the time of his death and the pathbreaking clinical observations that made his reputation.
For years, these papers were available mainly in hastily translated underground editions; now The Essential Vygotsky distills them into their most accessible form. Readers will be impressed and inspired by his insights, his optimism, his prescience, and his humanity.
These papers are particularly relevant for students of developmental psychology, language, special education, and the history of these fields.
Table of Contents
Introduction: A Dialogue with Vygotsky Section I: Problems of General Psychology: Thinking and Speech Section introduction
Chapter 1: The Problem and the Method of Investigation
Chapter 2: The Genetic Roots of Thinking and Speech
Chapter 3: Thought and Word
Chapter 4: Perception and Its Development in Childhood
Chapter 5: Emotions and Their Development in Childhood
References and Notes to Section I Section II: The Fundamentals of Defectology (Abnormal Psychology and Learning Disabilities) Section Introduction
Chapter 6: Introduction: The Fundamental Problems of Defectology
Chapter 7: The Difficult Child
Chapter 8: The Dynamics of Child Character
Chapter 9: The Collective as a Factor in the Development of the Abnormal Child Section III: Problems of the Theory and History of Psychology: Crisis in Psychology Section Introduction
Chapter 10: The Historical Meaning of the Crisis in Psychology: A Methodological Investigation Sevtion IV: The History of the Development of High Term Mental Functions: Exegesis of Vygotsky's Text Section Introduction
Chapter 11: The Structure of Higher Mental Functions
Chapter 12: Mastering Attention
Section V: Child Psychology: Vygotsky's Conception of Psychological Development Section Introduction
Chapter 13: Development of Thinking and Formation of Concepts in the Adolescent
Chapter 14: Dynamics of Structure of the Adolescent's Personality
Chapter 15: The Crisis at Age Seven Section VI: Scientific Legacy:Tool and Sign in the Development of the Child Section Introduction
Chapter 16: The Problem of Practical Intellect in the Psychology of Animals and the Psychology of the Child
Chapter 17: The Function of Signs in the Development of Higher Mental Processes
Chapter 18: Sign Operations and Organization of Mental Processes
Chapter 19: Analysis of Sign Operations of the Child Bibliography of Works about Vygotsky Index
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