Overview
- Presents P. Galperin’s study on the development of human mental activity and pedagogical theory
- Includes the original text of Lectures in Psychology by P. Galperin
- Outlines Galperin’s central ideas in light of current concerns for educational research and practice
- Presents the continuity of research of Vygotsky, Leontiev, Galperin and Davydov
Part of the book series: Cultural Psychology of Education (CPED, volume 14)
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The eight lectures chosen for the book have been translated from Russian for the first time, and they belong to the Study of the Formation of Human Mental Activity from Galperin’s collection of the Lectures in Psychology (Galperin, 2002). These eight lectures present the central ideas of Galperin’s pedagogical theory, and they conceptualise learning to learn approach and argue how teaching and learning process can enhance the development of higher mental functions with learnersand therefore enhance the development of students as learners. These ideas may be of primary importance to educational practitioners and researchers interested in developmental learning and teaching approach given the current concerns of educational practice that schools struggle to prepare students for their adult and the need to develop the capacity in lifelong learning with students in the 21st century.
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Book Title: P.Y. Galperin's Development of Human Mental Activity
Book Subtitle: Lectures in Educational Psychology
Authors: Irina Engeness
Series Title: Cultural Psychology of Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64022-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-64021-7Published: 16 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-64024-8Published: 25 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-64022-4Published: 15 December 2020
Series ISSN: 2364-6780
Series E-ISSN: 2364-6799
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LX, 126
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Translation of selected lectures of Lekcii po psikhologii, Galperin, P.Y. (2002)
Topics: Educational Psychology, Educational Philosophy, Learning & Instruction