Mike,
Here's one possibility for the Gee referenc; In _The New Work Order:
Behind the Language of the New Capitalism_ by Gee, Hull, Lankshear, the
authors critique Brown & Campione's "community of learners" approach, as
the classroom equivalent of the indirect control characteristic of "fast
capitalism". Following a discussion of the use of ZPD in this approach,
they write:
>>>Vygotsky's notion of a ZPD, and the focus on social cognition,
collaboration, and dialogue, are often associated with 'liberal'
pedagogical theories and explicityly opposed to 'conservative' or
'traditional' ones. But with Brown and Campione's work we see how they can
also be used as devices to 'manipulate' people ... in to accepting,
trusting, and committing themselves to the goals and values (the vision)
of the leader (teacher) and the organizational system (technologies and
activities) within which she operates.<<< (Chap. 3, p. 64, Westview Press,
1996)
Sorry I can't help you with the big question on development...
David
mcole@weber.ucsd.edu
02/16/03 01:17 PM
Please respond to xmca
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
cc:
Subject: request for information/child dev
Dear Colleagues,
I would appreciate your help vis a vis two developmental psych issues,
one small, one large.
The small one: In what publication does Jim Gee make the argument that the
current emphasis (among some) on activity-based educational arrangements
derives from changes in the nature of work that emphasize initiative from
below and teamwork?
The big one: What are important lines of research that presumably do NOT
depend upon strictly school-like tasks that have expanded our knowledge
of cognitive development in middle childhood in the past few years? Is
there any recent work on cognitive development in middle childhood from
non-industrialized countries that you find striking?
I am interpreting cognitive in this context quite broadly and would be
delighted for any news on converging changes in cognitive and
socioemotional
development.
mike
PS-- The lead story in the NY Times seems to indicate some effect of
yesterday's
outpouring rejecting the rush to war. Drops of water turn a mill, singly
none.
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