Learning and Expanding with Activity Theory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521760751)

The book is a collection about cultural-historical activity theory as it has been developed and applied by Yrjo 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: Annalisa Sannino,Harry Daniels,Kris D. Gutierrez
ISBN-10: 0521760755
ISBN-13: 9780521760751
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/17/2009
Pages: 390
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d