Luis C. Moll’s creative appropriation of Vygotsky’s historical-cultural psychology: lived culture / La apropiación creativa de Luis C. Moll de la psicología histórico-cultural de Vygotski: cultura vivida

Abstract

From early on in his work, Luis C. Moll declared that he started from L. S. Vygotsky’s ideas about the role of the historical, social and cultural in the development of consciousness and the self-regulation of behavior. He subscribed to the theses of the historical-cultural perspective developed by Vygotsky and elaborated upon them. In this work, he gave special attention to Vygotsky’s proposals regarding the learning-development relationship and education as the quintessence of cultural mediation. In this article, I examine Moll’s creative appropriation of Vygotsky’s main ideas and how this is expressed in the educational research and interventions he promoted. The analysis focuses specifically on his conception of lived culture and what it implies for current educational practice.