This was my most interesting AERA yet! I saw very interesting papers,
papers that integrated theory and data, papers that were genuinely original
and important. It's hard to choose, but:
Geoffrey Saxe's Invited Address was an awesome intellectual performance.
Titled "Constructivism in a cultural-developmental framework" (session
39.57), Saxe's talk presented a theoretical framework that integrated
microgenesis and sociogenesis (in a way that is similar to my emergence
theories) and applied it to long-term historical data on mathematics from
the Oksapmin of the Papua New Guinea highlands, and of American classrooms.
I really enjoyed the symposium "Examining learning within complex cultural
settings" (session 24.37). Three of the presenters applied a sociocultural
theoretical framework to African-American discourse in educational
settings, both formal and informal: Carol Lee, Yolanda Majors, and Arnetha
Ball. These papers integrated theory with data, showing how sociocultural
approaches can really pay off. Barbara Rogoff was the discussant and I
agree with her assessment that this work represents the next wave of
sociocultural work: showing how we can use the theory to inform and explain
real-world data.
At 10:58 AM 4/7/02 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Keith-- What was the most interesting paper you encountered at AERA, or
>most interesting session? (An easy topic while people find the web page
>and time to read)
>mike
>
R. Keith Sawyer
http://www.keithsawyer.com/
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
Washington University
Campus Box 1183
St. Louis, MO 63130
314-935-8724
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