Perspectives on activity theory
By: edited by Yrjö Engeström, Reijo Miettinen, Raija-Leena Punamäki.
Contributors: Engeström, Yrjö, 1948-; Miettinen, Reijo.; Punamäki-Gitai, Raija-Leena.; International Congress for Research on Activity Theory (2nd : 1990 : Lahti, Finland)
Series: Learning in doing
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
Subjects: Intentionalism -- Congresses.; Action theory -- Congresses.
Description: Activity theory is an interdisciplinary approach to human sciences that originates in the cultural-historical psychology initiated by Vygotsky, Leont'ev, and Luria. It takes the object-oriented, artifact-mediated collective activity system as its unit of analysis, thus bridging the gulf between the individual subject and the societal structure. This volume is the first comprehensive presentation of contemporary work in activity theory, with 26 original chapters by authors from 10 countries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Chiefly selected contributions from the Second International Congress for Research on Activity Theory, held in 1990 in Lahti, Finland.