Socializing Intelligence Through Academic Talk and Dialogue

Lauren Resnick · Christa Asterhan · Sherice Clarke

Apr 2015 · American Educational Research Association

About this ebook

Socializing Intelligence Through Academic Talk and Dialogue focuses on a fast-growing topic in education research. Over the course of 34 chapters, the contributors discuss theories and case studies that shed light on the effects of dialogic participation in and outside the classroom. This rich, interdisciplinary endeavor will appeal to scholars and researchers in education and many related disciplines, including learning and cognitive sciences, educational psychology, instructional science, and linguistics, as well as to teachers curriculum designers, and educational policy makers.

About the author

Lauren B. Resnick is a Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at the University of Pittsburgh; in addition, she is a Senior Scientist and Director Emerita of the Learning Research and Development Center and the founding Director of the Institute for Learnin, both at the University of Pittsburgh.

Christa S. C. Asterhan is an Assistant Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research focuses on the cognitive and social dimensions of learning through interaction with peers and teachers.

Sherice N. Clarke is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on social processes that interface with and affect cognitive processes in learning, particularly with respect to learners from historically or currently marginalized communities.