Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-167) and indexes.
Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Vygotsky's approach to development: the social origins of individual mental functioning -- Play in Vygotsky's theory -- Children with serious learning and behavior problems -- The relation between learning and development: comparing Vygotsky's theory with other prominent perspectives -- Vygotsky's theory in early childhood classrooms -- A vision for early childhood education.