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>>Someone, I hope, will tell me that the following claim has already been
>>made. That although Piaget's focus on the individual "makes it impossible
>>to develop a sociocultural approach to cognition using his theory as the
>>basis", a *complete* sociocultural theory [with a nod to Albert] will
>>include a Piagetian-like description of meaning-making in the individual.
I'm not clear on why this is necessary, to include a "Piagetian-like"
description of meaning-making in the individual - why
is this helpful? Doesn't this approach effectively re-instate the ideology
of "individualism?"
doesn't this also presume kinds of mental "operations?", (
...a somewhat mechanistic
inquiry at that;)
and, also, how can cultural-historical analyses accommodate
the exclusion of women & girls in Piaget's work?
Is this so easily "overlooked?"
diane
"Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right." Ani Difranco
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diane celia hodges
faculty of education, centre for the study of curriculum and
instruction,
university of british columbia
vancouver, bc canada
snailmail: 3519 Hull Street
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