1st Edition

Interaction, Communication and Development Psychological development as a social process

By Charis Psaltis, Anna Zapiti Copyright 2014
258 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

241 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

For decades there has been considerable interest in the ways that interactions between children can provide a beneficial context for the study of cognitive and social development. In this book Psaltis and Zapiti use both theoretical and empirical research to build on the perspectives of Piaget, Vygotsky, Moscovici, and others including the legacy of Gerard Duveen, to offer a state of the art... Read more

Introduction. A Genetic Perspective on Interaction and Development. Varieties of the Social. The Development of Representations through Communication. Conversation Types and Interaction Types: Microgenesis of Knowledge. From One Interaction to Another: From Microgenesis to Ontogenesis. From Early Childhood to Late Childhood: The Changing Role of Social Identities in Social Interaction and Cognitive Development. What Influences the Formation of Different Conversation Types? Conclusion.

Biography

Charis Psaltis is Assistant Professor of Social and Developmental Psychology at the University of Cyprus.

Anna Zapiti is a Research Associate of the Genetic Social Psychology Lab of the University of Cyprus and a primary school teacher.

"The experimental work presented by the authors is interesting and addresses important questions... The authors' intended audience includes researchers and educators, but the book may be of most interest to historians of psychology. One of the more interesting parts of this book is an account of the political events that influenced the global community's attitudes toward Piaget and Vygotsky."- Dr Sheila O'Brien Quinn, Salve Regina University, PsycCRITIQUES, December 1, 2014, Vol.59, No. 48, Article 5.