Michael Cole
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Michael Cole is an American psychologist and cultural-historical theorist known for his work on cross-cultural cognition and for extending Lev Vygotsky’s ideas into the field of cultural psychology.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cultural psychologist
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cultural-historical theorist ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vygotskian theory of higher psychological functions ⓘ |
| citizenship | American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Indiana University Bloomington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition
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University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cognitive development
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cross-cultural psychology ⓘ cultural psychology ⓘ cultural-historical activity theory NERFINISHED ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
anthropology of education
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developmental psychology ⓘ sociocultural psychology ⓘ |
| hasAdvised | graduate students in psychology and human development ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
context-specific nature of cognition
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cultural-historical approach to mind ⓘ mediational means in human action ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author of textbooks on child development
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co-author of cross-cultural research monographs ⓘ editor of academic journals in psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aleksei Leontiev
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Alexander Luria NERFINISHED ⓘ Lev Vygotsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Psychological Association
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Society for Research in Child Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Michael Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extending Lev Vygotsky’s ideas into cultural psychology
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work on cross-cultural cognition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cultural Psychology: A Once and Future Discipline
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Mind in Society (editor and translator, with others) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Development of Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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psychologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
activity theory
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cross-cultural studies of cognition ⓘ historical development of psychological functions ⓘ learning in everyday settings ⓘ mediated action ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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