Journal article
Playworlds and Executive Functions in Children: Theorising with the Cultural-Historical Analytical Lenses
Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science, Vol.54(1), pp.124-141
01/03/2020
PMID: 31201668
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Abstract
This paper provides a theorisation of developmental conditions to support executive functions (working memory, inhibition and shifting) in children in playworlds settings, where children and teachers play together in collectively created imaginary situations. Vygotsky’s general law of development of psychological functions constitutes the general frame for the analysis of the process of development of executive functions (EF) in playworlds, and the theoretical concepts of drama, social situation of development and perezhivanie are used as analytical tools to examine opportunities of playworlds to support children executive functions.
Details
- Title
- Playworlds and Executive Functions in Children: Theorising with the Cultural-Historical Analytical Lenses
- Creators
- Marilyn Fleer - Monash UniversityNikolai Veresov - Monash UniversitySue Walker - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication Details
- Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science, Vol.54(1), pp.124-141
- Publisher
- Springer New York LLC
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- LP150100279.X / Australian Research Council (ARC)
- Identifiers
- 991013006396402368
- Copyright
- © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article