Books written by Karen Littleton

Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking: A Sociocultural Approach

This book draws on extensive research to provide a ground-breaking new account of the relationship between dialogue and children's learning development.
The Psychology of Education

Despite the uncertainty of their title, the number of these 'teaching assistants' increased by 99 per cent between 1997 and 2003 (Blatchford et al., 2007) and now represents more than 25 per cent of staff employed in schools (Bedford et ...
Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking: A Sociocultural Approach

Barron, B. (2000) 'Achieving co-ordination in collaborative problem-solving groups', Journal of the Learning Sciences 9 (4):403–436. Bennett, N. and Cass, A. (1988) 'The effects of group composition on group interactive processes and ...
The Psychology of Education

Hayden, C. (2008) Staying Safe and Keeping Out of Trouble: a Survey of Young People's Perceptions and Experiences. ... Higgins, E., Lee, J., Kwon, J. and Trope, Y. (1995) When combining intrinsic motivations undermines interest: a test ...
Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking: A Sociocultural Approach

In the USA, Anderson and colleagues (Anderson et al., 1998; Chinn and Anderson, 1998) have identified the kind of talk they call Collaborative Reasoning (CR). On the basis of data they obtained through their own interventional studies, ...
Developmental Psychology in Action

Bauman, M. 8: Kemper, T. (1994) 'Neuroanatomic Observations of the Brain in Autism', in M. Bauman 8: T. Kemper (eds) The Neurobiology of Autism, pp. 119-45. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins. Bolton, P., Macdonald, H., Pickles, A., Rios, P., ...
Interthinking: Putting Talk to Work

Fivush, R. and Hammond, N.R. (1990) 'Autobiographical memory across the preschool years: toward reconceptualising ... Frith, C. and Singer, T. (2008) 'The role of social cognition in decision making', Philosophical Transactions ofthe ...
Social Processes in Children's Learning

All too often we treat children as objects of concern , rather than people with concerns ( Prout , 1998 ) . As psychologists we may be locked into a process of ' negative scholarly rationalism ' ( Säljö , 1997 ) .
Contemporary Identities of Creativity and Creative Work

Creative workers have been celebrated internationally for their flexibility in new labour markets centred on culture, creativity and, most recently, innovation. This book draws on research with novice and established...
Interthinking: Putting talk to work

Forexample, careful analysis hasshown howthe texts of themajor worksof MaryShelley (authorof Frankenstein) and her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley (authorof 'Mont Blanc', 3Interthinking and the performance arts.
Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking: A Sociocultural Approach

This book draws on extensive research to provide a ground-breaking new account of the relationship between dialogue and children's learning development.
Contemporary Identities of Creativity and Creative Work

This book draws on research with novice and established workers in a range of specializations in order to explore the meanings, aspirations and practical difficulties associated with a creative identification.
Social Processes in Children's Learning

This book is about children's learning and problem-solving behavior. Paul Light and Karen Littleton address, in both theoretical and empirical terms, the ways in which interactions between children influence learning outcomes.
Learning to Collaborate, Collaborating to Learn

The work presented here is united through the contributors' shared desire to understand and promote educationally productive collaborative work, whilst investigating this in diverse ways, for example with respect to the particular contexts, ...
Isaac and the Tree House

A charming book about a boy, his pet monkey and a wonderful tree house!
Contemporary Identities of Creativity and Creative Work

Stephanie Taylor, Karen Littleton. Taylor,S.andLittleton, K.2006a.Biographies intalk:Anarrativediscursive research approach. Qualitative Sociology Review [Online], II (1).
Children's Personal and Social Development

The chapters have been prepared by leading researchers inrelevant fields and members of The Open University courseteam. This is one of a series of four books which form part of The OpenUniversity course Child Development.
Creative Careers and Non-Traditional Trajectories: A Report on an Interview-Based Research Product Conducted for the Project 'Non-Traditional Participation and Pathways'...

Creative Careers and Non-Traditional Trajectories: A Report on an Interview-Based Research Product Conducted for the Project 'Non-Traditional Participation and Pathways'...
인터씽킹: 아이디어를 창출하는 대화법

인터씽킹: 아이디어를 창출하는 대화법
Interthinking: Putting Talk to Work

This book will be of great interest to academic researchers, postgraduates and undergraduates on Education and Psychology courses and to practicing teachers.