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Published on: July 31, 2007
Vygotsky's Legacy: Understanding and Beyond
1Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. veer5821@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The article sketches the history of the study of Vygotsky's legacy in the Soviet Union and the West and then switches to a brief discussion of the origin of the book Understanding Vygotsky published 30 years ago. Several features and shortcomings of the book are discussed and it is shown that recent publications partly fill the gaps in our knowledge. This is illustrated by a succinct discussion of the contributions to the special issue which show that Vygotsky's legacy continues to inspire the modern researcher.
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