
Apprenticeship in Thinking
Cognitive Development in Social Context
Barbara Rogoff(Author)
Oxford University Press
1st Edition
Published on 14. June 1990
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-19-505973-1 (ISBN)
Description
Defining the process of learning as an apprenticeship--a social activity that is mediated by parents and peers who support and challenge the child's understanding and skills--Rogoff here explores the mental development of children. She draws from and expands on the work of Vygotsky in her examination of the dynamic relationship between thinking processes and the cultural context and gathers evidence from various areas--cognitive and developmental psychology, cultural psychology, anthropology, infancy studies, and communications research. By integrating available evidence and her own research, Rogoff provides a coherent and broadly based account of cognitive development in the sociocultural context.
Written in a provocative and engaging style and supplemented by photographs and original drawings by the author, this book will be used by students as well as researchers in developmental, cognitive, and social psychology, and those in the related disciplines of communication, anthropology, and education.
Written in a provocative and engaging style and supplemented by photographs and original drawings by the author, this book will be used by students as well as researchers in developmental, cognitive, and social psychology, and those in the related disciplines of communication, anthropology, and education.
Reviews / Votes
'Iis a major contribution to the study of congitive development ... the best account of a sociocultural approach to cognitive development we have to date.'J. Wertsh, ScienceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones and line drawings throughout
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-505973-1 (9780195059731)
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Book
02/1992
Oxford University Press Inc
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Person
Barbara Rogoff is currently Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of the Developmental Psychology Program at the University of Utah.
Author
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Utah; Visiting Researcher, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral SciencesProfessor, Department of Psychology, University of Utah; Visiting Researcher, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Content
PART I: The individual and the sociocultural context: Conceiving the relationship of the social world and the individual; The sociocultural context of cognitive activity; PART II: Processes of guided participation: Providing bridges from known to new; Structuring situations and transferring responsibility; Cultural universals and variations in guided participation; PART III: Cognitive development through interaction with adults and peers: Explanations for cognitive development through social interaction: Vygotsky and Piaget; Evidence of learning from guided participation with adults; Peer interaction and cognitive development; Shared thinking and guided participation.