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Peer reviewedFurth, Hans G. – Human Development, 1996
Claims that mind and mental objects form a societal mental structure enabling children to assimilate the society and become co-constructing members. Cites evidence that competence to create mental objects, symbols, and meanings separated from action is the evolutionary evolved human capacity for society and culture. Vygotsky's "natural"…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning)
