A life-span theory of development is presented that is based on the concepts of primary and
secondary control. Primary control refers to behaviors directed at the external environment …

Self-motivated and directed learning is integral to knowledge base expansion for learners of
all ages. Both motivational and cognitive processes drive self-motivated and directed …

Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı's influential volume was a work of masterful scholarship and field-
defining thought that challenged the existing assumptions in mainstream western …

Defining the process of learning as an apprenticeship--a social activity that is mediated by
parents and peers who support and challenge the child's understanding and skills--Rogoff …

How do children acquire the vast array of concepts, strategies, and skills that distinguish the
thinking of infants and toddlers from that of preschoolers, older children, and adolescents? In …

Anyone sufficiently motivated to take an undergraduate or graduate course in this area
should find [in this book] a great deal to intrigue the imagination and stimulate further interest …

This chapter asks how cognitive development occurs in and is promoted by individuals'
collaboration with others. I examine theory and research on processes of collaboration and …

This book is about human development, self, and human relations within a cultural context. It
is about the development of competence and the development of the self, two important …

It is a pleasure to be given the opportunity of re-editing this book some eight years after its
first publication. As I said at the time, the chapters in this book were selected to provide an …

Researchers examining children's mathematics acquisition are now questioning the belief
that children learn mathematics principally through formalized, in-school mathematics …