The zone of proximal identity development in apprenticeship 1 learning La zona de desarrollo próximo de la identidad en entornos de aprendizaje de oficios

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and elaborate the theoretical notion of the «zone of proximal identity development» (ZPID).Building on Vygotsky's (1978) notion of a «zone of proximal development» (ZPD) where learning takes place when an individual is supported by others in participating in an activity, the ZPID posits a similar zone for individuals where identity development is possible.In this sociocultural view, learning environments are seen as involving participants in communities of practice that enact connections between past, present, and future, through reference to identities that are dialogically created, while using tools participants have a stance toward, serving purposes that give meaning to participant roles and agency, in scenes welcoming particular kinds of people and practices.The ZPID for each individual includes those portions of their immediate «trajectories of identification» that impact their participation in the learning environment on a moment-to-moment basis, and which lead to their longer term development of identity.Case study research in an out-of-school engineering apprenticeship for teenaged youth was conducted.The case studies show how work (1)

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