Dialogic Inquiry Towards a Socio-cultural Practice and Theory of Education |
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| Author:
| Wells, Gordon |
| Contribution by:
| Brown, John Seely
Heath, Christian
Pea, Roy |
| Series title: | Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-63133-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1999 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $149.95 |
Book Description:
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For more than a quarter of a century, the polemics surrounding educational reform have centered on two points of view: those who favor a "progressive" child- centered form of education, and those those would prefer a return to a more structred, teacher-directed curriculum, which emphasizs basic knowledge and skills. This volume on Vygotskypresents the alternative solutions that he explored to reach a compromise. In addition to using illustrative examples from classroom studies, a...
More DescriptionFor more than a quarter of a century, the polemics surrounding educational reform have centered on two points of view: those who favor a "progressive" child- centered form of education, and those those would prefer a return to a more structred, teacher-directed curriculum, which emphasizs basic knowledge and skills. This volume on Vygotskypresents the alternative solutions that he explored to reach a compromise. In addition to using illustrative examples from classroom studies, a comparative analysis of the theories and complementary developments in works by Vygotsky and the linguist M.A. K. Halliday are provided.