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Cole M.
Cultural mechanisms of development
(resume)
The article is a shortened version of invited
lecture for Conference honoring the scientific
legacy of L. S. Vygotsky, Moscow, September, 1994.
It discusses a topic that was central to L. S.
Vygotsky's concern: the role of culture in human
development The author illustrates the affinities
between Russian ideas about culture in development
and ideas derived from American and European
scholars and presents an example of evaluation of
the correctness of the theory with respect to a
centrally important form of behavior in society —
the ability to read for meaning.
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