Research Overview
Dr. Olson's research interests involve the development of language, literacy, and cognition. He also studies children’s understanding of language and mind, and the psychology of teaching.
Representative Publications
Olson, D.R. & Torrance N. (2009) The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy. NY: Cambridge University Presss.
Olson, D.R. (2007). Jerome Bruner: the Cognitive revolution in educational theory. NY: continuum.
Olson, D. R. (2003). Psychological theory and educational reform: How school remakes mind and society. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.n, D. R., & Kamawar,
Olson, D. R. (1999). The theory of ascriptions. In P. D. Zelazo, J. W. Astington, et al. (Eds.), Developing theories of intention: Social understanding and self-control (pp. 153-166). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Olson, D. R. (1994). The world on paper: The conceptual and cognitive implications of writing and reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Olson, D. R. (1977). From utterance to text: The bias of language in speech and writing. Harvard Educational Review, 47, 257-281.
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