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Learning by expanding: An activity-theoretical approach to developmental research
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This chapter discusses the emergence of learning activity as a historical form of human learning and the zone of proximal development as the basic category of expansive research.Abstract:
1. Introduction 2. The emergence of learning activity as a historical form of human learning 3. The zone of proximal development as the basic category of expansive research 4. The instruments of expansion 5. Toward an expansive methodology 6. Epilogue.read more
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Expansive learning at work: Toward an activity theoretical reconceptualization.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the concept of expansive learning with the help of four questions: 1. Who are the subjects of learning, 2. Why do they learn, 3. What do they teach, and 4. How do they train?
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Speech Genres and Other Late Essays
TL;DR: Holquist as mentioned in this paper discusses the history of realism and the role of the Bildungsroman in the development of the novel in Linguistics, philosophy, and the human sciences.
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The Act of Creation
TL;DR: Koestler as mentioned in this paper examines the idea that we are at our most creative when rational thought is suspended, for example, in dreams and trancelike states, and concludes that "the act of creation is the most creative act in human history".
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Knowledge, Knowledge Work and Organizations: An Overview and Interpretation
TL;DR: The concept of knowledge is complex and its relevance to organization theory has been insuficiently developed as discussed by the authors, and there is current interest in the competitive advantage that knowledge may provide for organizations and in the significance of knowledge workers, organ izational competencies and knowledge intensive firms.
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Building Information Modeling (BIM): Trends, Benefits, Risks, and Challenges for the AEC Industry
TL;DR: Current trends, benefits, possible risks, and future challenges of BIM for the AEC industry are discussed and the findings of this study provide useful information for A EC industry practitioners considering implementing BIM technology in their projects.
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Comparative Psychology of Mental Development.
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The Concept of Activity in Soviet Psychology
TL;DR: A collection of translations of official, admiring, tacky, but sometimes also highly critical writings, and illustrations of objects, all featuring Mao, is presented in this paper, which is a must-have book for everybody interested in contemporary China, Mao and his legacy now and in the future.
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Cognitive development : its cultural and social foundations
TL;DR: In the early 1930s, Luria and his colleagues studied perception, abstraction, reasoning, and imagination among several remote groups of Uzbeks and Kirghiz from cloistered illiterate women to slightly educated new friends of the central government as mentioned in this paper.
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Life-Span Development and Behavior
TL;DR: In this paper, the dynamics between dependency and autonomy are illustrated across the life span, and a log-linear model of categorical data in developmental research is used to model the relationship between dependent and autonomy.
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Understanding Practice: Perspectives on Activity and Context
Seth Chaiklin,Jean Lave +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a series of contributors to the Seth Chaiklin Index on Learning Craftwork: 1. Learning craftwork: 2. Learning to navigate Edwin Hutchins 3. Developmental studies of work as a testbench of activity theory: the case of primary care medical practice Yrjo Engestrom 4. Re-searching psychotherapeutic practice Ole Dreier 5. Thinking and acting with iron Charles Keller and Janet Dixon Keller 6.