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Cultural-Historical Activity Theory. A Framework for Understanding Knowing and Learning. Structure of Activity. Structure (synchronic relations) Activity (collective, conscious object/motive) Action (individual conscious goal) Operation (unconscious) Temporality (diachronic relations)
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Cultural-Historical Activity Theory A Framework for Understanding Knowing and Learning
Structure of Activity • Structure (synchronic relations) • Activity (collective, conscious object/motive) • Action (individual conscious goal) • Operation (unconscious) • Temporality (diachronic relations) • Change, learning, development, knowing • Inner contradictions
Issues • Motive – emotion – motivation • Expansive/defensive learning • Zone of proximal development
Re/Thinking Educational Issues • Activity (schooling, authentic) • activism (environmental and otherwise) • Zone of proximal development (symmetrically) • Self-transformation & affect • Ethics • End
Structure of Activity Ideal, material
Activity: Diachronic Relations Classical view of learning K1 K2 Construction, acquisition, information processing Activity theoretic view of learning Activity = minimal unit of analysis K1 K2