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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.
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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.

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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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Dilemmas in building shared transformative agency

Jaakko Virkkunen
- 02 Apr 2006 - 
TL;DR: The Change Laboratory as discussed by the authors is an intervention method specifically designed for prompting and supporting this kind of shared transformative agency, which allows practitioners not only to apply a given new concept in transforming their activity, but also to analyze the need for change and to develop and implement a new concept to meet current challenges.
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Consciousness and Revolution in Soviet Philosophy: From the Bolsheviks to Evald Ilyenkov

TL;DR: Bakhurst as mentioned in this paper presents a critical study of the philosophical culture of the USSR and the first substantial treatment of a Soviet philosopher's work by a Western author, focusing on the work of Evald Ilyenkov (1924-1979).
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Development as breaking away and opening up: A challenge to Vygotsky and Piaget

TL;DR: Recent work based on dialectics and the cultural-historical theory of activity points toward three major challenges to the developmental theories of both Vygotsky and Piaget as discussed by the authors.
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Problems of developmental instruction : a theoretical and experimental psychological study

TL;DR: In this article, the basic concepts of contemporary psychology problems of the childs psychical development are discussed. But they do not address the problems of primary school children in the process of learning activities.