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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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Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy.
May Brodbeck,Michael Polanyi +1 more
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Learning How to Mean
TL;DR: The authors suggest a socio-semantic interpretation of language development, based on the intensive study of one child, Nigel, from 9 months to 2½ years, who developed a two-level system, having sounds and meanings but no words or structures, in which the meanings derived from the elementary social functions of interaction with others.
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Rethinking diversity: Hybridity and hybrid language practices in the third space
TL;DR: The authors argue that the use of multiple, diverse, and even conflicting mediational tools promotes the emergence of Third Spaces, or zones of development, thus expanding learning and provide a perspective on hybridity both as a theoretical lens for understanding diversity and a method for organizing learning.