Learning by Expanding: An Activity-Theoretical Approach to Developmental Research (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107074422)

First published in 1987, Learning by Expanding challenges traditional theories that consider learning a process of acquisition and reorganization of cognitive structures within the closed boundaries of specific tasks or problems. Yrj Engestr m argues that this type of learning increasingly fails to meet the challenges of complex social change and fails to create novel artifacts and ways of life. In response, he presents an innovative theory of expansive learning activity, offering a foundation for understanding and designing learning as a transformation of human activities and organizations. The second edition of this seminal text features a substantive new introduction that illustrates the development and implementation of Engestr m's theory since its inception.

Author: Yrjö Engeström
ISBN-10: 1107074428
ISBN-13: 9781107074422
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/04/2014
Pages: 338
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d