Reflective Thinking in Educational Settings: A Cultural Framework

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Cambridge University Press, 2/28/2014EAN 9781107025738, ISBN10: 1107025737Hardcover, 352 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.2 cmLanguage: EnglishThis volume examines the role that culture play s in the acquisition of cognitive, linguistic, and social skills. Taking reflective thinking as a central analytical concept, the contributors investigate the role of personal reflection in a series of mental activities, including the creation of social relationships, the creation of a mental narrative to make sense of events, and metacognition. These three types of cognition are usually conceived of as separate research fields. Reflective Thinking in Educational Settings draws these discrete subfields into dialogue, exploring the connections and interplay among them. This approach yields insight into a range of topics, including language acquisition, cognitive processes, theory of mind, cross-cultural interaction, and social development. The volume also outlines the implications of these findings in terms of further research and possible social policy initiatives.Introduction Alessandro Antonietti, Emanuela Confalonieri and Antonella MarchettiPart I. Representation and Metarepresentations1. Social development and the development of social representationstwo sides of the same coin? Felice Carugati and Patrizia Selleri2. Learning from multimedia artifactsthe role of metacognition Alessandro Antonietti and Barbara Colombo3. Theory of mind in typical and atypical developmental settingssome considerations from a contextual perspective Antonella Marchetti, Ilaria Castelli, Giulia Cavalli, Eleonora Di Terlizzi, Flavia Lecciso, Barbara Lucchini, Davide Massaro, Serena Petrocchi and Annalisa Valle4. The use of metacognitive language in story retellingthe intersection between theory of mind and story comprehension Janette Pelletier, Kathleen Hipfner-Boucher and Antoinette Doyle5. Language access and theory of mind reasoningevidence from deaf children in bilingual and oralist environments Marek Meristo, Kerstin W. Falkman, Erland Hjelmquist, Mariantonia Tedoldi, Luca Surian and Michael Siegal6. Commentaryaspects and perspectives of research into metarepresentative thought Piergiorgio BattistelliPart II. Narratives7. Narrative, culture, and psychology Jerome Bruner8. Schooling and literacy in mind and society David R. Olson9. Teaching writing to undergraduate psychology students as socialization to a genre Pietro Boscolo10. Exploring pictorial artworksthe role of intersubjectivity Federica Savazzi, Gabriella Gilli and Simona Ruggi11. Does culture shape the professional self? An exploration of teachers' narratives Emanuela Confalonieri and Sarah Miragoli12. Commentaryexploring symbolic spaceswriting, narrative, and art Jens Brockmeier and Bruce D. HomerConcluding remarks Alessandro Antonietti, Emanuela Confalonieri and Antonella Marchetti.Advance praise: 'Renowned authors unite to bridge cognitive psychology and sociocultural psychology, offering us a wealth of research data and theoretical insights.' Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Show more