Cultural-Historical Psychology
2016. Vol. 12, no. 3, 27–46
doi:10.17759/chp.2016120303
ISSN: 1816-5435 / 2224-8935 (online)
Critical Reflection on the Reception of Vygotsky’s Theory in the International Academic Communities
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Keywords: Vygotsky, cultural-historical theory, cognitivism, cultural relativism, CHAT, archival revolution
Journal rubric: Problems of Cultural-Historical and Activity Psychology
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/chp.2016120303
For citation: Dafermos M. Critical Reflection on the Reception of Vygotsky’s Theory in the International Academic Communities. Kul'turno-istoricheskaya psikhologiya = Cultural-Historical Psychology, 2016. Vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 27–46. DOI: 10.17759/chp.2016120303.
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