ABSTRACT
Vygotksy's legacy is an exciting but often confusing fusion of ideas. An Introduction to Vygotsky provides students with an accessible overview of his work combining reprints of key journal and text articles with editorial commentary and suggested further reading. Harry Daniels explores Vygotsky's work against a backdrop of political turmoil in the developing USSR. Major elements include use of the culture concept in social development theory and implications for teaching, learning and assessment. Academics and students at all levels will find this an essential key source of information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 5|20 pages
The outer word and inner speech
Bakhtin, Vygotsky, and the internalization of language
chapter 7|20 pages
Non scolae sed vitae discimus
Toward overcoming the encapsulation of school learning
chapter 10|32 pages
Assisted assessment
A taxonomy of approaches and an outline of strengths and weaknesses
