Teaching and learning in the South Pacific: A Vygotskian classroom?

Title
Teaching and learning in the South Pacific: A Vygotskian classroom?
Publication Date
2008
Author(s)
Phan, Huy
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3066-4647
Email: hphan2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:hphan2
Editor
Editor(s): Jeremy Dorovolomo, Cresantia F. Koya, Huy P. Phan, Joseph Veramu, Unaisi Nabobo-Baba
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of the South Pacific
Place of publication
Lautoka, Fiji
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:6245
Abstract
Vygotsky's (1978) sociocultural theory of cognitive development indicates children learn from others, either with adult assistance or with the help of a more competent peer. In contemporary societies, the Vygotskian framework has contributed immensely to the development of curricula and different teaching pedagogies among educational theorists and educators (Jaramillo, 1996). More importantly, perhaps, Vygotsky's sociocultural theory has influenced the development and emergence of the constructivist movement in education and other professional fields of development (Gindis, 1999; Jaramillo, 1996). Furthermore, the uniqueness of this theory pertains to Vygotsky's identification of the relationship between an individual's internalisation and the sociocultural processes that take place in society.
Link
Citation
Pacific education: Issues and perspectives, p. 68-87
ISBN
9789820108202
9820108209
Start page
68
End page
87

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