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0367195410 pdf This highly accessible guide to the varied aspects of Vygotskys psychology emphasises his abiding interest in education. Vygotsky was a teacher, a researcher and educational psychologist who worked in special needs education, and his interest in pedagogy was fundamental to all his work. Vygotsky the Teacher analyses and discusses the full range of his ideas and their far-reaching educational implications. Drawing on new work, research and fresh translations, this unique text foregrounds key Vygotskian perspectives on play, imagination and creativity, poetry, literature and drama, the emotions, and the role of language in the development of thought. It explains the textual issues surrounding Vygotskys publications that have, until recently, obscured some of the theoretical links between his ideas. It underlines Vygotskys determination to create a psychology that is capable of explaining all aspects of the development of mind. Read more