Dancing with the muses
Subtitle: a cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) approch to play, meaning-making, and creativity
By: [edited by] M. Cathrene Connery, Vera P. John-Steiner, Ana Marjanovic-Shane.
Contributors: Connery, M. Cathrene.; John-Steiner, Vera, 1930-; Marjanovic-Shane, Ana.
Series: Educational psychology: critical pedagogical perspectives -- 5
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781433107054; 9781433107061
Subjects: Vygotskiĭ, L. S. -- 1896-1934; Creative thinking; Play -- Psychological aspects; Art -- Psychological aspects; Creative ability -- Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Dancing with the muses: an cultural-historical approach to play, meaning making & creativity / Vera John-Steiner, M. Cathrene Connery & Ana Marjanovic Shane; title: The historical significance of Vygotsky's psychology of art / M. Cathrene Connery; title: Without creating ZPDS there is no creativity / Lois Holtzman; title: From yes and no to me and you: a playful change in relationships & meanings / Ana Marjanovic Shane; title: Crossing scripts and swapping riffs: preschoolers make musical meaning / Patricia St. John; title: The social construction of a visual language: on becoming a painter / M. Cathrene Connery; title: Dance dialogues: creating and teaching in the zone of proximal development / Barry Oreck & Jessica Nicoll; title: The inscription of self in graphic texts in School 23 / Peter Smagorinsky; title: Commitment and creativity: transforming experience into art / Seana Moran; title: A synthetic-analytic method for the study of Perezhivanie: an application of Vygotsky's method of literary analysis to playworlds / Beth Ferholt; title: Keeping ideas and language in play: teaching drawing, writing, & aesthetics in secondary literacy / Michelle Zoss; title: Creating developmental moments: teaching and learning as creative activities / Carrie Lobman; title: A cultural-historical approach to creative education / Ana Marjanovic Shane, M. Cathrene Connery & Vera John-Steiner.