Background
Kozulin, Alex was born on June 30, 1949 in Moscow. Came to the United States, 1979. Son of Michael Kozulin and Olga Chetverikova.
(What function can a science of psychology serve in a utop...)
What function can a science of psychology serve in a utopian society whose ideological foundations already contain a theory of human nature? This is the question that has dominated the history of Soviet psychology—a history that Alex Kozulin decodes in this book. Following an introduction that discusses the problems of deciphering the real content of scientific work produced in an ideological context, the author reviews the work and the fate of the first four generations of Soviet psychologists: those who came of age before the Revolution, during the heady days of the 1920s, in the midst of the Stalin era, and the most recent, contemporary generation. Six case studies provide a better understanding of the ideas and methods of Soviet psychology: the careers of Ivan Pavlov and Vladimir Bekhterev; the roots of non-Pavlovian psychophysiology in the work of Nikolai Bernstein; the ups and downs of the concept of the unconscious; the origins of Lev Vygotsky's epistemological theories; Pavel Blonsky and the development of Soviet educational psychology; and the effects of de-Stalinization in educational psychology and other areas.
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(In this volume, the authors examine the impact of Feuerst...)
In this volume, the authors examine the impact of Feuerstein's theory of Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) on our understanding of the learning, instruction and cognitive modifiability of children, adolescents and young adults. The book begins with a historical essay charting the origins of the theory in Feuerstein's work with holocaust survivors and immigrant children, to the current international acceptance and application of his ideas. The authors discuss key issues such as: the relationship between Feuerstein's theory and the changing agenda of psychological research; developments in the fields of learning potential assessment and their contribution to a more culturally equitable evaluation procedure; the influence of MLE theory on the enhancement of the learning potential of students. The discussion concludes with a consideration of the more problematic aspects of Feuerstein's work and an examination of alternative assessment methods.
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( The concept of "psychological tools" is a cornerstone ...)
The concept of "psychological tools" is a cornerstone of L. S. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of cognitive development. Psychological tools are the symbolic cultural artifacts--signs, symbols, texts, formulae, and most fundamentally, language--that enable us to master psychological functions like memory, perception, and attention in ways appropriate to our cultures. In this lucid book, Alex Kozulin argues that the concept offers a useful way to analyze cross-cultural differences in thought and to develop practical strategies for educating immigrant children from widely different cultures. Kozulin begins by offering an overview of Vygotsky's theory, which argues that consciousness arises from communication as civilization transforms "natural" psychological functions into "cultural" ones. He also compares sociocultural theory to other innovative approaches to learning, cognitive education in particular. And in a vivid case study, the author describes his work with recent Ethiopian immigrants to Israel, whose traditional modes of learning were oral and imitative, and who consequently proved to be quick at learning conversational Hebrew, but who struggled with the reading, writing, and formal problem solving required by a Western classroom. Last, Kozulin develops Vygotsky's concept of psychological tools to promote literature as a useful tool in cognitive development. With its explication of Vygotsky's theory, its case study of sociocultural pedagogy, and its suggested use of literary text for cognitive development, Psychological Tools will be of considerable interest to research psychologists and educators alike.
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Psychology educator researcher
Kozulin, Alex was born on June 30, 1949 in Moscow. Came to the United States, 1979. Son of Michael Kozulin and Olga Chetverikova.
Doctor of Medicine, Institute Medicine, Moscow, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Psychological Institute, Moscow, 1978.
Research fellow, lecturer Institute Advanced Medical Studies, Moscow, 1972-1975. Research associate Psychological Institute, 1975-1979. Research associate Center for Philosophy and History of Science Boston University, 1980-1982, assistant professor Department Psychology and Division Psychiatry, 1984-1990.
Senior lecturer Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 1982-1984. Research director International Center for Enhancement of Learning Potential, Jerusalem, since 1990. Visiting scholar Harvard University Russian Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989.
Visiting associate professor Bar Ilan University School Education, Ramat Gan, Israel, 1992. Visiting professor University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1996.
(What function can a science of psychology serve in a utop...)
(In this volume, the authors examine the impact of Feuerst...)
( The concept of "psychological tools" is a cornerstone ...)
Member American Psychological Society, European Association Research in Learning and Instruction, International Society for History of the Behavioral Sciences.
Married Galina Mengeritsky. 1 child, Henrik.