Socio-Cultural Theory, based on Vygotskian thought, is a theory about the development of human cognitive and higher mental function. The theory specially emphasizes the integration of social, cultural and biological elements in learning processes and stresses the socio-cultural circumstances‘ central role in human‘s cognitive development. Second Language Acquisition is concerned with the proces...

The critical theory of society of the Frankfurt School continues to excite interest and controversy. The critical theorists have deeply influenced contemporary social theory, philosophy, communications theory and research, cultural theory, and other disciplines for six decades. The dream of a interdisciplinary social theory continues to animate the sociological imagination. In recent decades th...

2. The last two decades have seen a proliferation of research frameworks that emphasise the importance 3. of understanding adaptive processes that happen at different levels. We contribute to this growing 4. body of literature by exploring how cultural (mal)adaptive dynamics relate to multilevel 5. social-ecological processes occurring at different scales, where the lower levels combine into ne...

The article aims to present the transcription of interview with Professor Aaro Toomela, professor Cultural and Neuropsychology at Tallinn University, Estonia. questions came from meetings joint work between investigators Research Group Vygotsky’s Psychology Education, linked Unipampa, coordinated by Bento Selau; GETRAFOR Study about Work Teacher Formation, Univille, Aliciene Cordeiro. interview...