368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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The popular image, derived from Piaget, of the child as a solitary thinker struggling to construct a personal understanding of the mathematical and logical properties of the physical world has given way in recent years to a view of children's learning and thinking as embedded in social relationships. This shift is here reflected in a set of readings which show the child being initiated into shared cultural understandings through close relationships with parents and teachers, as well as siblings and peers.
Part 1: Perspectives on Development and Education Part 2: Teaching and Learning Interactions Part 3: Tools for Thought Part 4: Context and Cognition
Biography
Light, Paul; Sheldon, Sue; Woodhead, Martin