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A CRITIQUE OF VYGOTSKIAN SCHOLARSHIP IN WRITING AND LITERACY STUDIES: THE ROLE OF MARXIST DIALECTICS IN THE DISCUSSIONS OF METHOD

Maziev, Yuri
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302496150

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2011, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of English.
The dissertation examines the applications of Lev S. Vygotsky’s cultural-historical theory of human psychological development and Alexei N. Leont’ev’s activity theory in studies of writing and literacy. This investigation of recent scholarship in the field of writing studies in works by Witte (1998, 2005), Russell (1995, 1997, 2002), Zebroski (1983, 1994), Bazerman (1995, 1997, 2002, 2004), Smagorinsky (2004, 2006), and Scribner (1981, 1997) attempts to reveal misapplications of Vygotsky’s and Leont’ev’s theoretical positions and to offer solutions. In particular, I argue that the dialectical method of analysis originating in Marxist philosophy is vital to appreciating the systemic nature of the theories. Furthermore, the dialectical method is essential in both practical and theoretical research applications of Vygotsky’s and Leont’ev’s ideas. The dissertation concludes by highlighting Vygotsky’s construct of symbolic mediation as a central property, characterizing human mental functioning, and explores the affordances of this construct for defining units of analysis in applied research programs. Overall, it attempts to build a more robust theoretical position in the field informed by an overarching theory of human psychological functioning and development and a comprehensive analytical method represented by Marxist dialectics.
Raymond Craig, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Brian Huot, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pamela Takayoshi, Dr. (Committee Member)
Kevin Floyd, Dr. (Other)
Kenneth Bindas, Dr. (Other)
James Zebroski, Dr. (Other)
207 p.
Cultural Anthropology; Developmental Psychology; Educational Psychology; Literacy; Pedagogy; Social Psychology
writing and literacy studies; Vygotsky; Leont'ev; Leontyev; Marxist dialectic; Marxist dialectics

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  • Maziev, Y. (2011). A CRITIQUE OF VYGOTSKIAN SCHOLARSHIP IN WRITING AND LITERACY STUDIES: THE ROLE OF MARXIST DIALECTICS IN THE DISCUSSIONS OF METHOD [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302496150

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Maziev, Yuri. A CRITIQUE OF VYGOTSKIAN SCHOLARSHIP IN WRITING AND LITERACY STUDIES: THE ROLE OF MARXIST DIALECTICS IN THE DISCUSSIONS OF METHOD. 2011. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302496150.

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  • Maziev, Yuri. "A CRITIQUE OF VYGOTSKIAN SCHOLARSHIP IN WRITING AND LITERACY STUDIES: THE ROLE OF MARXIST DIALECTICS IN THE DISCUSSIONS OF METHOD." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302496150

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