Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 112 pages
- Published by: Jossey-Bass October 11, 1995
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0787999393
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0787999391
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6 x 0.3 inches
- Weighs: 5.4 ounces
Book Description
The studies in this volume of
New Directions for Child Development provide evidence that children use language to construct conceptualizations of self and other and that caregivers' participation in conversation with children contributes significantly to the nature of the concepts children derive. Our investment in conversation analysis as a powerful insturment for understanding the development of social kanowledge mirrors that of parents and educators who believe that children, like ourselves, learn through conversation. This is the 69th issue of the journal series
New Directions for Child Development.
From the Inside Flap
The studies in this volume of New Directions for Child Development provide evidence that children use language to construct conceptualizations of self and other and that caregivers' participation in conversation with children contributes significantly to the nature of the concepts children derive. Our investment in conversation analysis as a powerful insturment for understanding the development of social kanowledge mirrors that of parents and educators who believe that children, like ourselves, learn through conversation. This is the 69th issue of the journal series "New Directions for Child Development." For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Peirodicals page.
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