Barbara Rogoff Barbara Rogoff Received Ph D in

Barbara Rogoff

Barbara Rogoff �Received Ph. D. in 1977 - Harvard University �Psychology Professor at the University of California Santa Cruz Foundation (UCSC) since 1992 �Held the University of California Presidential Chair from 2003 -2006

Sociocultural Theory � Lev Vigotsky’s Theory- 1920’s and 1930’s --Human activities and skills take place in cultural contexts. --Development is mediated by language and other cultural factors. --Within their own historical development. �Dr. Rogoff’s Concept --Community Participation

Rogoff’s Concept �More than 25 years studying children’s learning. �Children learn through engagement. �Specializes in cultural aspects of child development. �Adults as guides and sharing problem solving.

Organizations �Fellow of the American Psychological Society �Fellow of the American Anthropological Association �Fellow of the American Psychological Association �Study Section member for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development �Past Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences �Kellogg Fellow �Spencer Fellow �Osher Fellow of the Exploratorium �Committee member on the Science of Learning for the U. S. National Academy of Science

Accomplishments �Editor of Human Development �Editor of the Newsletter of the Society for Research in Child Development �Received the Scribner Award from the AERA for her book “Apprenticeship in Thinking” �Received the William James Book Award of the American Psychological Association for her book “The Cultural Nature of Human Development”

Published Books �Apprenticeship in Thinking (1990) �The Cultural Nature of Human Development (2003) �Learning Together: Children and Adults in a School Community (2004)

Conducting Research �CILS- Center for Informal Learning and Schools �Elementary School in Salt Lake City, UT �UCSC

Dr. Rogoff’s Research Group �Cultural variation in learning processes. �Indigenous-heritage communities --Central America --North America �Structure of informal learning --Schooling not prevalent --Innovative elementary schools

Planes of Analysis 1. Individual- Apprenticeship plane 2. Interpersonal- Guided participation 3. Community/Cultural- Participatory Appropriation

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