Perspectives on Activity Theory (Hardcover, New)

Activity theory is an interdisciplinary approach to human sciences that originates in the cultural-historical psychology school of thought, intitiated by Vygotsky, Leont'ev and Luria. Activity theory 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 twenty-six original chapters by authors from ten countries. The first part of the book discusses central theoretical issues, and the second part is devoted to the acquisition and development of language. Part Three contains chapters on play, learning, and education, and Part Four addresses the meaning of new technology and the development of work activities. The final section covers issues of therapy and addiction.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives
Release date:	1992
First published:	1999
Editors:	Yrjoe Engestroem • Reijo Miettinen • Raija-Leena Punamaki
Dimensions:	236 x 160 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	462
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-43127-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General
LSN:	0-521-43127-1
Barcode:	9780521431279

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