Actividad Conjunta y Habla: Una Aproximacion al Estudio de los Mecanismos de Influencia Educativa1

Abstract

This paper presents the theoretical and methodological options of a research project whose main objective is the study of some mechanisms of educational influence. The stress is placed on the mechanisms involved in teacherjpuptl's group interaction and adultjchild interaction. Taking the concept of interactivity —the forms of organization of the participants joint activity on content or task— as a starting point, two mechanisms of educational influence are analyzed: the progressive transfer of responsibility and control and the progressive construction of shared meanings. Keywords: Adult/child interaction; Educational discourse; Educational influence; Interactivity; Joint activity; Joint construction of shared meanings; Teacher/pupil’s group interaction; Transfer of responsabifity and control. © 1992, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.