This book presents unique results of complex studies from the all-Russian longitudinal study “Grow with Russia”. In the framework of the cultural-historical concept, it focuses on the social situation of development, which is organized by adults, and its influence on cognitive and emotional development of children. It examines the role of the traditional play in children's development in modern conditions.
The book explores the changes in social situation of development due to the digitalization of the world and its impact on child development, child groups and play development....
This book presents unique results of complex studies from the all-Russian longitudinal study “Grow with Russia”. In the framework of the cultur...
This book highlights contemporary questions around Early Childhood Education in Finland. It explores a range of issues relating to policies and practices in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The book features many aspects of the so-called Nordic model that is evident in different practices and policies of the Finnish ECEC system. Among others topics, it discusses playful learning, storycrafting, scientific literacy, pedagogical leadership, family-related variables, and Sami language learning. The findings provide important insights into the Finnish ECEC model and illustrate...
This book highlights contemporary questions around Early Childhood Education in Finland. It explores a range of issues relating to policies and pra...
This book provides global perspectives on assessment and evaluation practices with young children in contemporary times within early childhood education systems. It critiques and evaluates current evaluation and assessment goals and tools in early childhood settings. The book also compares the different approaches to educational evaluations from different countries in early childhood education and care. It provides insights into different approaches, techniques as well as perspectives of micro and macro-levels of analysis. This book aims to create an international understanding about the...
This book provides global perspectives on assessment and evaluation practices with young children in contemporary times within early childhood educ...
The book provides a comprehensive analyses of Vygotsky’s and Piaget’s theories implementation in modern preschool education. It analyzes the problem of the relationship between the natural and the cultural in the context of Vygotsky and Jean Piaget theories. Their discourses complemented each other: whereas Vygotsky developed his theory in the direction from society (culture) to the individual child, Piaget’s movement was the opposite: from individual child to society. These two approaches confront modern world with the need to analyze the problem of childhood: is childhood a...
The book provides a comprehensive analyses of Vygotsky’s and Piaget’s theories implementation in modern preschool education. It analyzes the ...
This book provides global perspectives on assessment and evaluation practices with young children in contemporary times within early childhood education systems. It critiques and evaluates current evaluation and assessment goals and tools in early childhood settings. The book also compares the different approaches to educational evaluations from different countries in early childhood education and care. It provides insights into different approaches, techniques as well as perspectives of micro and macro-levels of analysis. This book aims to create an international understanding about the...
This book provides global perspectives on assessment and evaluation practices with young children in contemporary times within early childhood educ...
The book provides a comprehensive analyses of Vygotsky’s and Piaget’s theories implementation in modern preschool education. It analyzes the problem of the relationship between the natural and the cultural in the context of Vygotsky and Jean Piaget theories. Their discourses complemented each other: whereas Vygotsky developed his theory in the direction from society (culture) to the individual child, Piaget’s movement was the opposite: from individual child to society. These two approaches confront modern world with the need to analyze the problem of childhood: is childhood a...
The book provides a comprehensive analyses of Vygotsky’s and Piaget’s theories implementation in modern preschool education. It analyzes the ...
This book presents unique results of complex studies from the all-Russian longitudinal study “Grow with Russia”. In the framework of the cultural-historical concept, it focuses on the social situation of development, which is organized by adults, and its influence on cognitive and emotional development of children. It examines the role of the traditional play in children's development in modern conditions.
The book explores the changes in social situation of development due to the digitalization of the world and its impact on child development, child groups and play development....
This book presents unique results of complex studies from the all-Russian longitudinal study “Grow with Russia”. In the framework of the cultur...
This book is devoted to the topic of mathematical skills development, which was the focus of Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory. It offers descriptions of studies of development of visual modelling in children and its use for educational purposes. Special attention is given to concrete examples of Vygotsky's work and educational programs that makes it possible to replicate the results in various settings.
The work also addresses conditions, means and predictors of mathematical concepts acquisition at different ages and educational levels (preschool, primary and middle secondary...
This book is devoted to the topic of mathematical skills development, which was the focus of Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory. It offers descr...
