This book will introduce students to Vygotskian theories of teaching, learning, and development and show how that theory can be applied in current classrooms. Vygotsky's work continues to be applied and studied in Teacher Education and Educational Psychology. In this book, his work is presented using authentic classroom vignettes and visuals. Meaningful language and various scholarly perspectives that help students access abstract ideas are used throughout.
Joan Wink is a professor emerita of California State University, Stanislaus. Throughout her career, she has focused on languages, literacy, and learning in pluralistic contexts. Now, partially retired she divides her time writing on the family ranch in South Dakota and teaching and consulting nationally. Her books and other resources are available at www.JoanWink.com. She is the author of Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the Real World, 4/e, A Vision of Vygotsky with Le Putney, and Teaching Passionately: What's Love Got To Do With It? with her Dawn Wink, her daughter. She is presently working on a foundations of education book, which will be available August 2011. A more complete vita is available at www.JoanWink.com/vita.php.
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