Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes

Abstract

Introduction Michael Cole and Sylvia Scribner Biographical Note on L. S. Vygotsky Basic Theory and Data 1. Tool and Symbol in Child Development 2. The Development of Perception and Attention 3. Mastery of Memory and Thinking 4. Internalization of Higher Psychological Functions 5. Problems of Method Educational Implications 6. Interaction between Learning and Development 7. The Role of Play in Development 8. The Prehistory of Written Language Afterword Vera John-Steiner and Ellen Souberman Notes Vygotsky's Works Index