1st Edition
Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking A Sociocultural Approach
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book draws on extensive research to provide a ground-breaking new account of the relationship between dialogue and children’s learning development. It closely relates the research findings to real-life classrooms, so that it is of practical value to teachers and students concerned that their children are offered the best possible learning opportunities.
The authors provide a clear,... Read more
1. Why Dialogue? 2. Learning to Collaborate, Collaborating to Learn 3. Language for Getting Things Done 4. Studying Thinking and its Development as Situated Dialogue 5. A Dialogic Theory of Learning and Development 6. Children Actively Make Sense of Their World...but They Need Guidance to Do So 7. Conclusions
Biography
Neil Mercer is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. .
Karen Littleton is Professor of Psychology in Education at The Open University, UK.
