Understanding Vygotsky's Motive and Goal: An Exploration of the Work of A. N. Leontiev.

Glassman, Michael

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Publication Date: 1996

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Understanding Vygotsky's Motive and Goal: An Exploration of the Work of A. N. Leontiev.

Glassman, Michael

Human Development, v39 n6 p309-27 Nov-Dec 1996

Contrasts work of Leontiev and Vygotsky. Suggests that Leontiev concentrated on social activity as a whole, whereas Vygotsky made semiotic mediation through culturally developed symbols a central aspect of his analysis. Maintains that they shared a philosophical base and that Leontiev used Vygotsky's ideas as a starting point to explore human consciousness. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Psychology, Goal Orientation, Group Behavior, Individual Development, Mediation Theory, Motivation, Theories

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