Interesting quote from Rogoff & Gauvain

From: MnFamilyMan@aol.com
Date: Fri May 17 2002 - 05:50:31 PDT


In the study Rogoff & Guavain conducted studying analysis of patterns in
mother/child dyads [The individual subject and scientific psychology edited
by valsiner, 1986],

"The separation of the behaviors from the interactional context required each
event to be coded in terms of surface characteristics rather than in terms of
the purpose it served for the participants. Going from coded behavior to
interpretation of data requires a large step, often involving inference of
subjects' purposes underlying the pattern of data. This step is problematic
if the behaviors coded do not refer to their purpose in the interactional
event, becasue any particular action may serve several alternative or
simultaneous purposes. (pg. 266)."

appropriation might be a stage of internalization that has no real intent
other then possibly 'parrallel play'. This skewing of the perception of the
psychologist from external to internal could possibly allow one to not
necessarily code individual behaviors but rather a hiearchy of intent.

eric



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