Description:
This book adds critical and social perspectives to Vygotsky's initial principles to expand his legacy to global contemporary needs such as a critical reflection from the perspective of social change, ethical-political situations of action power, and awareness of the social environment to actively change the existing forms of life.
Review Quotes: "This book comes from three well-respected scholars who are seen by many internationally as part of the next wave of Vygotskian theorists. They have put together a book which has attracted contributions from some of the most outstanding theorists working on the dialectical relation between theory and practice within Vygotskian studies. The names of these contributors alone will ensure that the collection of chapters will be bought and read. But the book is doing more than bringing together ideas from thoughtful contributors to the field. It is asking us to pause and to consider where the field of Vygotsky-informed research is going. They note the need now to look forward and, as valuable as the archive work has been, we need to consider how some of the key concepts in Vygotsky's Marxist psychology allow us to address current pressing problems. The contributions come from people who choose to work at the margins of different disciplines, including psychology and linguistics, making this an exciting collection where the potential for links between chapters is strong. In short it is a coherent collection, discussing how a theory that was developed to address the challenges of revolutionary Russia can now address some of the problems currently facing us both nationally and globally."--Anne Edwards, Professor Emeritus, Department of Education, University of Oxford, England