Description |
x, 240 pages ; 23 cm |
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Critical psychology |
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Critical psychology.
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Contents |
1. Vygotsky and psychology: a debate within a debate. The debate about psychology. Psychologist and/or methodologist. Interpretation-free science -- 2. The laboratory as methodology. Ecological validity: methodological challenge to the dominant paradigm -- 3. Practice: Vygotsky's tool-and-result methodology and psychology. Pragmatics. Setting up the debate. Practice. Changing totalities in everyday life. Revolutionary, practical-critical activity. Thought and language -- 4. The zone of proximal development: a psychological unit or a revolutionary unity? The ZPD-in-use: the relationship between learning and development. Using and misusing the ZPD. Revolutionary unity -- 5. Playing in with the ZPD. Vygotsky at play. The writing game -- 6. Reform and revolution in the study of thinking and speech. Egocentric thought and egocentric speech. Thinking and speaking. Unequal partners in dialogue: another liberal reformist interpretation of Vygotsky -- 7. Completing the historical Vygotsky. Imitation. Vygotsky's practice: his life-as-lived. Completing Vygotsky -- 8. Logic and psychotherapy. The logic of systems and the logic of completion. Social therapy. Not an ending |
Analysis |
Psychology |
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
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Psychology |
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-231) and indexes |
Subject |
Vygotskiĭ, L. S. (Lev Semenovich), 1896-1934.
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Psychologists -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Psychology.
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Child Development.
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Learning.
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Author |
Holzman, Lois, 1946-
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LC no. |
92028810 |
ISBN |
0415064414 hardcover |
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0415064422 paperback |
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9780415064415 hardcover |
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9780415064422 paperback |
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