Beschreibung
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. 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. It analyzes parents' behaviors and influence on the cognitive and emotional development of preschool children when they interact with digital gadgets. The book searches for cognitive cultural tools as means of concept acquisition by preschool children in different domains as well as key factors that influence effectiveness of different cultural tools usage. This book provides international perspectives, making results from the study applicable to different culture contexts.
Autorenporträt
Professor Aleksander Veraksa is a Head of the Department of the Psychology of Education and Pedagogy of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. His field of research is child development from the cultural-historical approach. He is especially interested in interrelations between quality of education and child development in a digital society. Currently, he is a Head of the preschool section of the All-Russian longitudinal project, which embraces more than 20.000 children from 14 regions of Russia. He was awarded prizes for his research from Government of Russian, President of the Russian Federation, Russian Academy of Education.
Herstellerkennzeichnung:
Springer Verlag GmbH
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