Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking

Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking
Author: Neil Mercer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2007-06-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134136889

This book draws on extensive research to provide a ground-breaking new account of the relationship between dialogue and children’s learning development. It closely relates the research findings to real-life classrooms, so that it is of practical value to teachers and students concerned that their children are offered the best possible learning opportunities. The authors provide a clear, accessible and well-illustrated case for the importance of dialogue in children's intellectual development and support this with a new and more educationally relevant version of socio-cultural theory, which explains the fascinating relationship between dialogues and learning. In educational terms, a sociocultural theory that relates social, cultural and historical processes, interpersonal communication and applied linguistics, is an ideal way of explaining how school experience helps children learn and develop. By using evidence of how the collective construction of knowledge is achieved and how engagement in dialogues shapes children's educational progress and intellectual development, the authors provide a text which is essential for educational researchers, postgraduate students of education and teachers, and is also of interest to many psychologists and applied linguists.

Decolonizing Knowledge

Decolonizing Knowledge
Author: Frédérique Apffel-Marglin
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 1996-04-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0191583960

Development failures, environmental degradation and social fragmentation can no longer be regarded as side effects of `externalities'. They are the toxic consequences of pretensions that the modern Western view of knowledge is a universal neutral view, applicable to all people at all times. The very word `development' and its cognates `underdevelopment' and `developing' confidently mark the `first' world's as the future of the `third'. This book argues that the linear evolutionary paradigm of development that comes out of modern Western view of knowledge is a contemporary form of colonialism. The authors - covering topics as diverse as the theory of knowledge underlying the work of John Maynard Keynes, what the renowned British geneticist J.B.S. Haldane was looking for when he migrated to India, the knowledge of Mexican and Indian peasants - propose a pluralistic vision and decolonization of knowledge: the replacement of one-way transfers of knowledge and technology by dialogue and mutual learning.

Difference, Dialogue, and Development

Difference, Dialogue, and Development
Author: Lakshmi Bandlamudi
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317363787

Difference, Dialogue, and Development is an in-depth exploration of the collected works of Mikhail Bakhtin to find relevance of key concepts of dialogism for understanding various aspects of human development. Taking the reality of differences in the world as a given, Bandlamudi argues that such a reality necessitates dialogue, and actively responding to that necessity leads to development. The varied works of Bakhtin that span several decades passing through the most tumultuous period in Russian history, are brought under one banner of three D’s – Difference, Dialogue and Development – and the composite features of the three D’s emerge as leitmotifs in every chapter.

Regional Development Dialogue

Regional Development Dialogue
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 946
Release: 1995
Genre: Regional planning
ISBN:

An international journal focusing on third world development problems.

Legal Pluralism and Development

Legal Pluralism and Development
Author: Brian Z. Tamanaha
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2012-05-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107019400

Previous efforts at legal development have focused almost exclusively on state legal systems, many of which have shown little improvement over time. Recently, organizations engaged in legal development activities have begun to pay greater attention to the implications of local, informal, indigenous, religious, and village courts or tribunals, which often are more efficacious than state legal institutions, especially in rural communities. Legal pluralism is the term applied to these situations because these institutions exist alongside official state legal systems, usually in a complex or uncertain relationship. Although academics, especially legal anthropologists and sociologists, have discussed legal pluralism for decades, their work has not been consulted in the development context. Similarly, academics have failed to benefit from the insights of development practitioners. This book brings together, in a single volume, contributions from academics and practitioners to explore the implications of legal pluralism for legal development. All of the practitioners have extensive experience in development projects, the academics come from a variety of backgrounds, and most have written extensively on legal pluralism and on development.

Dialogue in Organizations

Dialogue in Organizations
Author: M. Reitz
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781137489104

In politics, business and society, 'better' leadership and dialogue are seen as antidotes to the paradoxical issues of the modern world. This book illustrates how the compulsion for 'busyness', the assumptions about who leaders are and the adherence to implicitly-held cultural norms threaten the possibility of effective dialogue in organizations.

5 Critical Conversations to Talent Development

5 Critical Conversations to Talent Development
Author: David Clutterbuck and Julie Haddock-Millar
Publisher: Association for Talent Development
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1562867075

Employee development involves more than annual reviews. Real growth that benefits both the staff and the organization requires regular conversation. In this issue of TD at Work, Julie Haddock-Millar and David Clutterbuck describe five types of conversations that can help employees, managers, and talent development professionals align their goals and future plans and make better decisions. Good conversations do not necessarily come naturally, and the guidance provided in “5 Critical Conversations to Talent Development” will help all stakeholders have more fruitful conversations about their work. In this issue, you will find: · seven levels of conversation that lead to deeper dialogue · case studies of conversations in practice · sample questions to promote dialogue · strategies for supporting critical conversation · guidance for preparing for and assessing developmental conversations.

Meskerem

Meskerem
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1982
Genre: Communism
ISBN:

The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative

The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative
Author: Graham Hubbs
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2020-09-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429801742

Cross-disciplinary scientific collaboration is emerging as standard operating procedure for many scholarly research enterprises. And yet, the skill set needed for effective collaboration is neither taught nor mentored. The goal of the Toolbox Dialogue Initiative is to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration. This book, inspired by this initiative, presents dialogue-based methods designed to increase mutual understanding among collaborators so as to enhance the quality and productivity of cross-disciplinary collaboration. It provides a theoretical context, principal activities, and evidence for effectiveness that will assist readers in honing their collaborative skills. Key Features Introduces the Toolbox Dialogue method for improving cross-disciplinary collaboration Reviews the theoretical background of cross-disciplinary collaboration and considers the communication and integration challenges associated with such collaboration Presents methods employed in workshop development and implementation Uses various means to examine the effectiveness of team-building exercises Related Titles Fam, D., J. Palmer, C. Riedy, and C. Mitchell. Transdisciplinary Research and Practice for Sustainability Outcomes (ISBN: 978-1-138-62573-0) Holland, D. Integrating Knowledge through Interdisciplinary Research: Problems of Theory and Practice (ISBN: 978-1-138-91941-9) Padmanabhan, M. Transdisciplinary Research and Sustainability: Collaboration, Innovation and Transformation (ISBN: 978-1-138-21640-2)