Vygotsky's Educational Theory in Cultural Context

Innovative ideas in educational psychology learning and instruction originally formulated by Russian psychologist and educator Lev Vygotsky are currently enjoying unprecedented popularity in the U.S. Latin America Europe and Russia. An international team of scholarly contributors provides comprehensive coverage of all the main concepts of Vygotsky''s sociocultural theory. They emphasize its importance for the understanding of child development and propose specific classroom applications.