The Social Context of Cognitive Development

Mary Gauvain

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November 3, 2000
ISBN 9781572305168
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I. The Social Foundations of Cognitive Development

1. Introduction

2. Processes of Change: The "How" of Cognitive Development

3. The Sociocultural Context of Cognitive Development

II. The Development of Specific Higher Mental Functions in Social Context

4. Acquiring Knowledge: Intersubjectivity, Joint Attention, and Social Referencing

5. Remembering: The Social Construction of the Past

6. Solving and Learning to Solve Problems in Social Context

7. Constructing the Future: Planning in Social Context

8. Conclusions and Future Directions