Embracing History through Transforming It: Contrasting Piagetian versus Vygotskian (Activity) Theories of Learning and Development to Expand Constructivism within a Dialectical View of History

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-108

  Vianna, Eduardo ^a   Stetsenko, Anna ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

constructivism; cultural historical activity theory; education; Piaget; tools; Vygotsky; zone of proximal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646671904     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354306060108     Document Type: Article

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