Ragnar Rommetveit

James V. Wertsch, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington University, St Louis. He holds joint appointments in Education, the Russian Studies Program, and the Program in Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology. He is the director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. His topics of study are collective memory and identity, especially in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as in the United States.

Volume 10, Number 3, 2003 Contents: J.V. Wertsch, Introduction: Ragnar Rommetveit: His Work and Influence. ARTICLES: B.E. Hagtvet, A.H. Wold, On the Dialogical Basis of Meaning: Inquiries Into Ragnar Rommetveit's Writings on Language, Thought, and Communication. R. Rommetveit, On the Role of A Psychology of the Second Person in Studies of Meaning, Language, and Mind. P. Linell, Dialogical Tensions: On Rommetveitian Themes of Minds, Meanings, Monologues, and Languages. E.F. Mortimer, J.V. Wertsch, The Architecture and Dynamics of Intersubjectivity in Science Classrooms. J.A. Seitz, A Communitarian Approach to Creativity. BOOK REVIEWS: K.H. Cortes, Agency or Reproduction. D.J. Cunningham, A Stroll Through the World of Infant Professional Development With an Old Friend. B. Kirshner, Reflecting on Moral Development and Education. M. Knoester, Education According to Chomsky. T. Koschmann, Two Raisins in the Cake of Educational Research.