Activity Theory In Education

Author : Dilani S. P. Gedera,P. John Williams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463003872

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Activity Theory in Education by Dilani S. P. Gedera,P. John Williams Pdf

Activity Theory in Education: Research and Practice brings together cutting-edge scholars from a number of continents. Through in-depth case studies the authors highlight how Activity Theory is used in education and discuss the theoretical as well as pragmatic use of Activity Theory frameworks in a range of contemporary learning contexts. The first section of the book focuses on empirical research on using Activity Theory in analysing students’ and teachers’ experiences of learning and teaching in face-to-face and online learning contexts. The second section contains insights in identifying historical and systemic tensions in educational contexts using Activity Theory. The third section discusses conceptual and contextual aspects of educational contexts through Activity Theory, and Section four discusses the application of Activity Theory in understanding teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge and curriculum development. In spite of the widespread and rapidly increasing use of Activity Theory in educational research, few collections of this work are available. Activity Theory in Education: Research and Practice is such a much needed collection of practical experiences, theoretical insights and empirical research findings on the use of Activity Theory in educational settings.” – Yrjö Engeström, Centre for Research on Activity, Development and Learning (CRADLE), The University of Helsinki.

Author : Murphy, Elizabeth
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781466645912

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Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education by Murphy, Elizabeth Pdf

Activity Theory is a tool that can help make sense of the complex changes taking place in higher education because of the integration of technology. Unlike other theories, it allows for a focus that includes elements in the social, cultural, and historical setting in which the technology is used. In addition, it supports consideration of the practices of individual students and educators as well as practices at the institutional level. Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education presents a compelling theory that will be useful for researchers, academics, policy makers, administrators, and instructors interested in understanding and controlling the shifts that are occurring in education due to the integration of technology.

Author : Katsuhiro Yamazumi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000348835

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Activity Theory and Collaborative Intervention in Education by Katsuhiro Yamazumi Pdf

By applying cultural-historical activity theory and expansive learning theory to educational research, this volume illuminates new forms of educational activities as collaborative interventions in schools and communities where learners and practitioners generate expansive learning so that they can collectively transform their activities and expand their agency for themselves. It covers four cases of activity-theoretical formative intervention studies conducted in Japan, which are related to: fostering children’s expansive learning in classroom lessons; teachers as collaborative change agents in redesigning schools; expanding the school activity from below; and emerging knotworking agency in community-based disaster prevention learning. This book employs activity theory as a general theoretical framework of human learning and development to connect focal data from empirical and interventional studies on real human learning in specific educational settings in Japan. In this way, the book illustrates how the general theoretical framework could be used to understand a specific socio-cultural milieu, that is, the Japanese context. It also shows the universal relevance of the Japanese context of educational activity on broader international research, analyzing concrete empirical data from specific settings in Japan. In conclusion this book creates new understanding and develops a cohesive framework of the agentic and hybrid nature of educational activities as collaborative interventions in the expansion of learning.

Author : Vivienne Bozalek,Dick Ng’ambi,Denise Wood,Jan Herrington,Joanne Hardman,Alan Amory
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317676546

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Activity Theory, Authentic Learning and Emerging Technologies by Vivienne Bozalek,Dick Ng’ambi,Denise Wood,Jan Herrington,Joanne Hardman,Alan Amory Pdf

Although emerging technologies are becoming popularised for teaching, learning and research, the relationship between their use and transformative effects on higher education remain largely unexplored. This edited collection seeks to fill this gap by providing a nuanced view, locating higher education pedagogical practices at an intersection of emerging technologies, authentic learning and activity systems. Providing numerous case studies as examples, the book draws from a wide range of contexts to illustrate how such a convergence has the potential to track transformative teaching and learning practices in the higher education sector. Chapters provide the reader with a variety of transformative higher education pedagogical practices in southern contexts, theorised within the framework of Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and tool mediation, while using authentic learning as a pedagogical model upon which this theoretical framework is based. The topics covered in the book have global relevance, with research paying particular attention to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, where the authors are based. The book will be of interest to educators, researchers and practitioners in higher education, as well as those interested in emerging technologies in education more generally.

Author : Harry Daniels,Anne Edwards,Yrjo Engeström,Tony Gallagher,Sten R. Ludvigsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136031663

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Activity Theory in Practice by Harry Daniels,Anne Edwards,Yrjo Engeström,Tony Gallagher,Sten R. Ludvigsen Pdf

This ground-breaking book brings together cutting-edge researchers who study the transformation of practice through the enhancement and transformation of expertise. This is an important moment for such a contribution because expertise is in transition - moving toward collaboration in inter-organizational fields and continuous shaping of transformations. To understand and master this transition, powerful new conceptual tools are needed and are provided here. The theoretical framework which has shaped these studies is Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT). CHAT analyses how people and organisations learn to do something new, and how both individuals and organisations change. The theoretical and methodological tools used have their origins in the work of Lev Vygotsky and A.N. Leont’ev. In recent years this body of work has aroused significant interest across the social sciences, management and communication studies. Working as part of an integrated international team, the authors identify specific findings which are of direct interest to the academic community, such as: the analysis of vertical learning between operational and strategic levels within complex organizations; the refinement of notions of identity and subject position within CHAT; the introduction of the concept of ‘labour power’ into CHAT; the development of a method of analysing discourse which theoretically coheres with CHAT and the design of projects. Activity Theory in Practice will be highly useful to practitioners, researchers, students and policy-makers who are interested in conceptual and empirical issues in all aspects of ‘activity-based’ research.

Author : May Britt Postholm,Kirsten Foshaug Vennebo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000721799

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Applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings by May Britt Postholm,Kirsten Foshaug Vennebo Pdf

Applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings harnesses research and development for educational improvement, bridging the gap between research and practice. Exploring how collaborations between researchers and practitioners can be used to co-construct solutions to real-world problems, this book considers key concepts in cultural historical activity theory (CHAT), including models as resources that can be used to build and facilitate collaboration between researchers and practitioners. The chapters of the book draw on research findings from the practices of learning communities in diverse educational settings: teacher education, the education of school leaders, early childhood education and driving teacher education. Applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings is an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to construct new knowledge and develop practice, or wishing to expand their knowledge of CHAT.

Author : Katerina Plakitsi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789460913174

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Activity Theory in Formal and Informal Science Education by Katerina Plakitsi Pdf

The purpose of this book is to establish a broader context for rethinking science learning and teaching by using cultural historical activity theoretic approach. Activity theory already steps in its third generation and only a few works have been done on its applications to science education, especially in Europe. The context takes into account more recent developments in activity theory applications in US, Canada, Australia and Europe. The chapters articulate new ways of thinking about learning and teaching science i.e., new theoretical perspectives and some case studies of teaching important scientific topics in/for compulsory education. The ultimate purpose of each chapter and the collective book as a whole is to prepare the ground upon which a new pedagogy in science education can be emerged to provide more encompassing theoretical frameworks that allow us to capture the complexity of science learning and teaching as it occurs in and out-of schools. The book captures the dialogic and interactive nature of the transferring the activity theory to both formal and informal science education. It also contributes to the development of innovative curricula, school science textbooks, educational programs and ICT’s materials. As a whole, the book moves theorizing and practicing of science education into new face and uncharted terrain. It is recommended to new scholars and researchers as well as teachers/researchers.

Author : Yrjö Engeström,Reijo Miettinen,Raija-Leena Punamäki-Gitai
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 052143730X

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Perspectives on Activity Theory by Yrjö Engeström,Reijo Miettinen,Raija-Leena Punamäki-Gitai Pdf

An international, interdisciplinary overview of research on activity theory, first published in 1999.

Author : Anna Lisa Sannino,Annalisa Sannino,Harry Daniels,Kris D. Gutiérrez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521760751

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Learning and Expanding with Activity Theory by Anna Lisa Sannino,Annalisa Sannino,Harry Daniels,Kris D. Gutiérrez Pdf

This book is a collection about cultural-historical activity theory as it has been developed and applied by Yrjö Engeström. The work of Engeström is both rooted in the legacy of Vygotsky and Leont'ev and focuses on current research concerns that are related to learning and development in work practices. His publications cross various disciplines and develop intermediate theoretical tools to deal with empirical questions. In this volume, Engeström's work is used as a springboard to reflect on the question of the use, appropriation, and further development of the classic heritage within activity theory. The book is structured as a discussion among senior scholars, including Y. Engeström himself. The work of the authors pushes on classical activity theory to address pressing issues and critical contradictions in local practices and larger social systems.

Author : Bert van Oers,Wim Wardekker,Ed Elbers,René van der Veer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781139470018

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The Transformation of Learning by Bert van Oers,Wim Wardekker,Ed Elbers,René van der Veer Pdf

The Transformation of Learning gives an overview of some significant advances of the cultural-historical activity theory, also known as CHAT in the educational domain. Developments are described with respect to both the theoretical framework and research. The book's main focus is on the evolution of the learning concept and school practices under the influence of cultural-historical activity theory. Activity theory has contributed to this transformation of views on learning, both conceptually and practically. It has provided us with a useful approach to the understanding of learning in cultural contexts.

Author : Azevedo, Ana,Azevedo, José Manuel,Onohuome Uhomoibhi, James,Ossiannilsson, Ebba
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799871040

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Advancing the Power of Learning Analytics and Big Data in Education by Azevedo, Ana,Azevedo, José Manuel,Onohuome Uhomoibhi, James,Ossiannilsson, Ebba Pdf

The term learning analytics is used in the context of the use of analytics in e-learning environments. Learning analytics is used to improve quality. It uses data about students and their activities to provide better understanding and to improve student learning. The use of learning management systems, where the activity of the students can be easily accessed, potentiated the use of learning analytics to understand their route during the learning process, help students be aware of their progress, and detect situations where students can give up the course before its completion, which is a growing problem in e-learning environments. Advancing the Power of Learning Analytics and Big Data in Education provides insights concerning the use of learning analytics, the role and impact of analytics on education, and how learning analytics are designed, employed, and assessed. The chapters will discuss factors affecting learning analytics such as human factors, geographical factors, technological factors, and ethical and legal factors. This book is ideal for teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the use of big data and learning analytics for improved student success and educational environments.

Author : Yrjö Engeström
Publisher : Lehmanns Media
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783865410696

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Developmental Work Research by Yrjö Engeström Pdf

"Developmental work research is an innovative approach to the study and reshaping of work and learning. It expands cultural-historical activity theory by bringing it to the domains of work, technology and organizations. The world of work is in turmoil, increasingly dominated by 'runaway objects' generated by globalization and greed (global markets are such massive objects out of control). Yet it is the object that motivates work and generates visons of better future. The use values of objects have not vanished, although they are more difficult to grasp than perhaps ever before. Developmental work research rediscovers and expands use values in runaway objects. In workplace interventions it engages practitioners in expansive re-forging of the objects of their work."--Cover.

Author : Bonnie A. Nardi
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0262140586

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Context and Consciousness by Bonnie A. Nardi Pdf

This work brings together a collection of 13 contributions that apply activity theory - a psychological theory with a naturalistic emphasis - to problems of human-computer interaction. It presents activity theory as a means of structuring and guiding field studies of human-computer interaction.

Author : Malba Barahona
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317425625

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English Language Teacher Education in Chile by Malba Barahona Pdf

Over the last two decades, Chile has been driven by an economic imperative to build the capability of citizens to be competent in the English language, resulting in a high demand for teachers of English. As a consequence, teacher education programs have modified their curricula to meet the challenges of educating teachers of English as a global language. This book explores EFL teacher education in order to further understand the nature of teacher learning in second language education environments, examining the varying motives, actions and mediating tools that shaped how a cohort of pre-service teachers learnt to teach EFL in Chile. Framed by a cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) perspective, chapters use key qualitative research to determine how specific factors can help and hinder the effective preparation of teachers, illuminating contradictory dynamics between local and national policies, teacher education programs, and pre-service views and classroom realities. The book makes an important contribution to the growing debate surrounding the design of EFL teacher education policy, curriculum and learning strategies, emphasising the importance of engaging pre-service teachers in learning to teach EFL, and the interrelated factors that shape this learning. English Language Teacher Education in Chile will be of key interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of teacher education, curriculum studies, and English language teaching (ESL/EFL), as well as policy makers, TESOL organisations, and those interested in applying a CHAT perspective to language teaching and learning.

Author : Yrjö Engeström,University of London. Institute of Education. School of Lifelong Education and International Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Active learning
ISBN : 1904128017

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Expansive Learning at Work by Yrjö Engeström,University of London. Institute of Education. School of Lifelong Education and International Development Pdf