Author: | Professor Richard Bailey, René van der Veer | ISBN: | 9781441181275 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | October 23, 2014 |
Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic | Language: | English |
Author: | Professor Richard Bailey, René van der Veer |
ISBN: | 9781441181275 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication: | October 23, 2014 |
Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Language: | English |
Lev Vygotsky, the great Russian psychologist, had a profound influence on educational thought. His work on the perception of art, cultural-historical theory of the mind and the zone of proximal development all had an impact on modern education.
This text provides a succinct critical account of Vygotsky's life and work against the background of the political events and social turmoil of that time and analyses his cross-cultural research and the application of his ideas to contemporary education. René van der Veer offers his own interpretation of Vygotsky as both the man and anti-man of educational philosophy, concluding that the strength of Vygotsky's legacy lies in its unfinished, open nature.
Lev Vygotsky, the great Russian psychologist, had a profound influence on educational thought. His work on the perception of art, cultural-historical theory of the mind and the zone of proximal development all had an impact on modern education.
This text provides a succinct critical account of Vygotsky's life and work against the background of the political events and social turmoil of that time and analyses his cross-cultural research and the application of his ideas to contemporary education. René van der Veer offers his own interpretation of Vygotsky as both the man and anti-man of educational philosophy, concluding that the strength of Vygotsky's legacy lies in its unfinished, open nature.