Oh, yes, in fact - I just did not have time to open it. But now that you
reminded me - I will!!
Thanks
Ana
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Ana Marjanovic-Shane
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-----Original Message-----
From: N [mailto:VYGOTSKY@CHARTER.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 7:32 PM
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
Subject: Re: Postcard from Hominis, Cuba
Ana,
Did you get Elina's recent ZPD attachment by Seth?
Ana Marjanovic-Shane wrote:
> Hi Pedro,
>
> Thanks for the briefing. Seems like a lot of interesting people and a
> lot of interesting topics were gathered in Havana. I am particularly
> interested in finding out more about: "/Seth Chaklin challenged the
> audience 's concept of ZPD with a new proposal/." How can I fond out
> more about it??
>
> Ana
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Ana Marjanovic-Shane
>
> home: 1-215 - 843 - 2909
>
> mobile:+267 -334-2905
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Pedro R Portes [mailto:prport01@louisville.edu]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 26, 2002 6:01 PM
> *To:* JDiamondstone@Clarku.edu; ch-sig@yahoogroups.com
> *Cc:* xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> *Subject:* Re:Postcard from Hominis, Cuba
>
> Hey folks, just a brief blurb on how the Human Dev. - socio-cultural
> conference went in Havana a couple of weeks ago...
>
> The Biennial Hominis Conference on Human Development on 11/3- 11-9
> went well and was fairly well attended internationally. The opening
> feature F. Munne Barcelona on Globalization and psychology but most of
> the sessions were CHAT in nature, with a few empirical studies.
>
> Joe Glick spoke re. tensions between the scientific and humanistic
> agendas which went over extremely well, so much that I did not get my
> audience for another half hour after the scheduled time (re. closing
> the ach. gap).
>
> Functional units for psych. analyses were discussed and argued to have
> been expanded on rather unevenly after LSV's concern for fofe
> experience. Seth Chaklin challenged the audience 's concept of ZPD
> with a new proposal.
>
> Pedraza and the Hunter College crew presented their community work.
> Cubans focused on a variety of themes including work with special
> education, teacher education and counseling work in community centers.
>
> Other highlites included the Havana Yatch Club reception, and one of
> our U.S. presenters getting to meet , shake hands and be photgraphed
> with Fidel and Spielberg as those two spent 48hrs around town.
>
> Wanda Rodriguez, the new president of SIP (APA Psychological
> Interamerican Society) vowed to reach out and invite our CHAT SIG to
> Peru, (2003) on their next event.
>
> Joining chatters in Sevilla for ISCAR was also discussed for the
> following year...etc
>
> They also have plans for Hominis 2004. A CD with most of the
> presentations was made available. Of particular interest was the more
> open discussion about the issue of having achieved a high level of
> literacy, an educated population without the social conditions to meet
> the rising expectations which was somewhat unexpected to hear.
> Although i cannot comment on R. Duran's session per se, he was able to
> capture also some interesting variations from the traditional
> discourses heard there before (among Cubans psychologists trained by
> LSV's students) The jazz was very good at nite etc, perhaps some of
> the others who participated might add more....
>
> Judy, when you can, can you do a blurb on what's up in Chicago etc.
> with the themes..?
>
> Thanks
>
> pedro
>
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