Putting Activity Theory to Work
Contributions from Developmental Work Research- Herausgeber:innen:
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- Verlag:
- 2016
Zusammenfassung
Cultural-historical activity theory is a powerful toolkit for social sciences. This book demonstrates how the Finnish school of developmental work research uses activity theory in the analysis and practical transformation of work, technology and organizations.Developmental work research is a longitudinal and interventionist approach. Researchers aim at generating, supporting and following cycles of expansive learning in the activity systems they study. The process opens up qualitatively new possibilities for creating use values and for developing the capabilities and agency of the practitioners and their clients. Critical dialogue and partnerships are built between the researchers and the organizations they study.In their 18 chapters, the 23 authors of the book give a broad sample of work done over a period of ten years in the Center for Activity Theory and Developmental Work Research at University of Helsinki. The theoretical and methodological themes range from the polyphony of activity to relationships between history, ethnography and interventions. The empirical chapters range from the work of teachers and judges to collaboration between industrial enterprises.Yrjö Engeström is Professor of Adult Education and Director of the Center for Activity Theory and Developmental Work Research at University of Helsinki. Joachim Lompscher (1932-2005) was Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology at University of Potsdam. Georg Rückriem is Professor Emeritus of Education at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin.
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- 2016
- ISBN-Print
- 978-3-86541-070-2
- ISBN-Online
- 978-3-86541-872-2
- Verlag
- Lehmanns, Berlin
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- Englisch
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- 648
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Title Kein Zugriff
- CONTENTS Kein Zugriff
- FOREWORD Kein Zugriff
- AN INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- COGNITIVE APPROACHES Kein Zugriff
- PHENOMENOGRAPHIC APPROACH Kein Zugriff
- SITUATED APPROACHES Kein Zugriff
- ACTIVITY THEORY Kein Zugriff
- COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES Kein Zugriff
- CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- INSTRUMENTALITY Kein Zugriff
- SENSE MAKING AS A MEDIATED ACTIVITY Kein Zugriff
- POLYPHONY IN MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS Kein Zugriff
- VOICE ANALYSIS Kein Zugriff
- OVERVIEW OF THE VOICES Kein Zugriff
- LAY BELIEF VS. EVERYDAY LANGUAGE Kein Zugriff
- BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL VS. PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH Kein Zugriff
- SUMMING UP Kein Zugriff
- CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- IMPOSSIBLE CONNECTIONS? Kein Zugriff
- ILYENKOV: THE PHILOSOPHER OF ‘THE IDEAL’ Kein Zugriff
- REFLECTION THROUGH LABOUR? Kein Zugriff
- A FORM OF EXISTENCE (THE CASE OF VALUE FORM)? Kein Zugriff
- A FORM OF ACTIVITY Kein Zugriff
- A POTENTIAL SPACE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS Kein Zugriff
- FOUCAULT: THE PHILOSOPHER OF THE ‘TRUTH-POWER’ Kein Zugriff
- A NOMAD, ESCAPING ALL DEFINITIONS? Kein Zugriff
- DISCOURSES AS ACTIVITY ON PLANE OF THE IDEAL Kein Zugriff
- POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS? Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 1.1. BEYOND THEORY: WORK VERSUS WORKER Kein Zugriff
- 1.2. BEYOND THE METHODS: RESEARCH VERSUS INTERVENTION Kein Zugriff
- 2. ACTIVITY THEORY AS A BASIS FOR METHODOLOGY Kein Zugriff
- 3.1 THE RESEARCH SITE AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CONTEXT Kein Zugriff
- 3.2 RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND DATA COLLECTION FOR THE LOCAL CHANGE SITUATIONS Kein Zugriff
- 4.1 IMPOSSIBILITIES RELATED TO CHANGE IN THE FRAMEWORKOF THE ACTIVITY SYSTEM Kein Zugriff
- BANKING; BRANCH OFFICE WORK Kein Zugriff
- 4.2. IMPOSSIBILITIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CHANGE CYCLE IN BANKING Kein Zugriff
- 5. CONCLUSION Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 5.1. INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- 5.2. STUDYING SCIENTIFIC PRACTICE: THE CONCEPT OF EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM REDEFINED Kein Zugriff
- COLLABORATION NETWORKS IN STUDYING AND USING WILD POTATO’S INHERENT VIRUS RESISTANCE Kein Zugriff
- DISCONTINUATION OF COLLABORATION WITH THE JONES GROUP: OBJECT CONSTRUCTION AT STAKE Kein Zugriff
- NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LAPITAN GROUP: RESEARCH TECHNIQUES BECAME OBJECTS OF STUDY Kein Zugriff
- COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE PEHU GROUP AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE: CONSTRUCTION OF OBJECTS FAILS BUT NEW BENEFITS EMERGE Kein Zugriff
- THE PEHU GROUP ADOPTS AND CONSTRUCTS NEW TOOLS, METHODS, AND KNOW-HOW THAT FORM THE BASIS FOR THE VIRAL-GENE SYSTEM Kein Zugriff
- UNPUBLISHED RESULTS OF THE ZAITLIN GROUP PROMPT CREATION OF TRANSGENIC VIRUS-RESISTANT POTATO BY USING EMERGENT VIRAL-GENE SYSTEM Kein Zugriff
- 5.5 CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 1. INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- 2. ACTIVITY THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE FOR STUDYING DESIGN PROCESSES Kein Zugriff
- 3.1. THE LOCAL DESIGN PROCESS OF THE PDMS Kein Zugriff
- 3.2 THE ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL LINEAGE: A GRAVEYARD OF ABANDONED TECHNOLOGY Kein Zugriff
- 3.3. THE SOCIETAL DOMAIN OF DIABETES CARE Kein Zugriff
- 4. FROM HISTORICAL ANALYSIS TOWARDS FUTURE ACTION Kein Zugriff
- 5. LAUNCHING INSTRUMENT-ORIENTED AND HISTORICALLY INFORMED ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE USE OF THE PDMS Kein Zugriff
- 6. THE CHALLENGE OF RESEARCHER-DRIVEN INTERVENTIONS Kein Zugriff
- 7. CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 7.1. INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- 7.2. ROLE-PLAYING AS A METHOD OF INQUIRY Kein Zugriff
- DATA AND PARTICIPANTS Kein Zugriff
- 7.3. THE CONCEPTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL WORK RESEARCH IN ANALYZING THE STORIES Kein Zugriff
- 7.4.1. COMMUNITY Kein Zugriff
- 7.4.2. RULES Kein Zugriff
- 7.4.3. DIVISION OF LABOR Kein Zugriff
- 7.4.4. SUMMARY Kein Zugriff
- 5. CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- THE OBJECT AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE ALTERNATIVE-ENTERPRISE STUDIES Kein Zugriff
- PHASES AND WORK FORMS OF THE ALTERNATIVE-ENTERPRISE PROJECT Kein Zugriff
- THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE ALTERNATIVE ENTERPRISE RAUMATRACK AS AN OUT- LINE FOR THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENTOF THE PARTNER FIRM Kein Zugriff
- CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING AND PLANNING PROCESSES OF THE TWO TEAMS Kein Zugriff
- HOW TO ANALYZE THE NETWORK CONTACTS OF TEACHER TEAMS – METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY Kein Zugriff
- 1. THE INTERVIEW DATA Kein Zugriff
- 2. THE TEAM MEETING DATA Kein Zugriff
- 3. THE SHADOWING DATA DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM UNITS Kein Zugriff
- INTERPRETATION OF THE FINDINGS: THE 1993 AND THE 1994 TEAMS AS NETWORK BUILDERS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 10.1. INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- THE NETWORK OF PROMOTING TRANSFER Kein Zugriff
- THE LEARNING STUDIO AS A SCENE FOR BOUNDARY-CROSSING Kein Zugriff
- THE LEARNING STUDIO IN THE HIERARCHY OF ACTIVITY Kein Zugriff
- ANALYZING INTERACTION IN THE LEARNING STUDIO Kein Zugriff
- CASE 1: BOUNDARY OBJECT OFFERED BY A STUDENT TEACHER: A FORM Kein Zugriff
- CASE 2: BOUNDARY OBJECT DEVELOPED IN THE DISCUSSION: A CONCEPT Kein Zugriff
- 10.4. DISCUSSION Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 11.1. Introduction Kein Zugriff
- THE MEG INNOVATION AND ITS USE IN TRANSITION Kein Zugriff
- THE NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF NEUROIMAGING: DATA AND SETTING Kein Zugriff
- 11.3. TRANSITION PROCESS AT THE INSTITUTE IN 1997 Kein Zugriff
- 11.4. PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE TRANSITIONS GOING ON AT THEINSTITUTE Kein Zugriff
- 11.5. SOCIAL-SPATIAL DIMENSION Kein Zugriff
- 11.6. ANTICIPATORY-TEMPORAL DIMENSION Kein Zugriff
- 11.7. MORAL-IDEOLOGICAL DIMENSION Kein Zugriff
- 11.8. SYSTEMIC-DEVELOPMENTAL DIMENSION Kein Zugriff
- 11.9. CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- APPENDIX 1 Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- TRADITIONAL STUDIES OF LEGAL DISCOURSE: AN EXAMPLE OF CONVERSATION ANALYSIS Kein Zugriff
- THE ACTIVITY SYSTEM AS A CONTEXT Kein Zugriff
- A SHIFT FROM MATERIAL TRUTH TOWARDS NEGOTIATED JUSTICE Kein Zugriff
- 12.3. CASES AND DATA Kein Zugriff
- CASE 1: “IF YOU END UP WITH A SETTLEMENT, WE ALSO WELCOME THAT SOLUTION” Kein Zugriff
- CASE 2: “DO THE PARTIES NEED A JUDICIALLY JUSTIFIED DECISION?” Kein Zugriff
- CASE 3: “I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW SERIOUSLY SETTLEMENT WAS BEING SOUGHT” Kein Zugriff
- 12.5. SETTLEMENTS FROM THE CLIENTS’ VIEWPOINT Kein Zugriff
- 12.6. CONTRADICTIONS IN MAKING A SETTLEMENT Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- THE YEARS BEFORE THE FOUNDING OF THE AEROSOL TECHNOLOGY GROUP Kein Zugriff
- FROM THE BIRTH OF THE RESEARCH GROUP TO THE PHASE OF GROWTH (1991-1994) Kein Zugriff
- CONSTRUCTING THE AEROSOL LABORATORY AND MANAGING THE HETEROGENEOUS RESEARCH PROGRAM (1995-1997) Kein Zugriff
- FORMING A RESEARCH GROUP (1988 -1990) Kein Zugriff
- GROWTH OF THE RESEARCH GROUP AND FOUNDING A SPIN-OFF FIRM (1991-1994) Kein Zugriff
- GROWTH OF THE SPIN-OFF-FIRM (1995-1997) Kein Zugriff
- 13.3. COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE RESEARCH GROUPS BEGINNING IN 1992 Kein Zugriff
- EXPECTATIONS OF THE VISIT Kein Zugriff
- TURNS 3-8 Kein Zugriff
- TURNS 9-21 Kein Zugriff
- TURNS 22-30 Kein Zugriff
- TURNS 31-34 Kein Zugriff
- SUMMARY OF THE ANALYSIS Kein Zugriff
- 13.6. IMPRESSIONS OF THE GROUP LEADERS AFTER THE VISIT Kein Zugriff
- 13.7. CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- 14.1. INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- 14.2. CONCEPTUALIZING TRUST Kein Zugriff
- 14.3. METHODS AND DATA Kein Zugriff
- 14.4. OIL-REMOVING PROJECT AS OBJECT OF COLLABORATION Kein Zugriff
- DESIGN EPISODE 1: FIRST DESIGN Kein Zugriff
- DESIGN EPISODE 2: ENCOUNTERING THE PROBLEMS OF DESIGN Kein Zugriff
- DESIGN EPISODE 3: SECOND DESIGN Kein Zugriff
- 14.6. CONCLUSION Kein Zugriff
- 14.7. REFLECTION: THE BENEFITS OF NETWORKING Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 15.1. INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- 15.2. ACTIVITY THEORY Kein Zugriff
- DATA AND METHOD Kein Zugriff
- ALANEN: ADMINISTRATION AND SUBSIDIES Kein Zugriff
- CUSTOMERS AND DEMAND Kein Zugriff
- OTHER FARMERS Kein Zugriff
- EXTENSION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Kein Zugriff
- OTHER LINKS Kein Zugriff
- KOLA: ADMINISTRATION Kein Zugriff
- CUSTOMERS AND DEMAND Kein Zugriff
- OTHER FARMERS Kein Zugriff
- EXTENSION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Kein Zugriff
- OTHER LINKS: ENTERPRISES Kein Zugriff
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Kein Zugriff
- CUSTOMERS AND DEMAND Kein Zugriff
- OTHER FARMERS, HIRED LABOR AND ENTERPRISES Kein Zugriff
- EXTENSION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Kein Zugriff
- 15.6. CONCLUSION Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 16.1 INTRODUCTION Kein Zugriff
- 16.2 PROBLEMATIC SYNCHRONISATION Kein Zugriff
- 16.3 DATA AND METHODS Kein Zugriff
- 16.4 A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING INTERORGANIZATIONAL TIME MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION Kein Zugriff
- THIS IS URGENT FOR US BUT IS IT URGENT FOR YOU? Kein Zugriff
- FINDING THE TIME FOR A HOUSE SEARCH Kein Zugriff
- WAITING FOR THE TAX-INSPECTION REPORT Kein Zugriff
- 16.7 SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Kein Zugriff
- 16.8 CONCLUSIONS Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 17.1. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS Kein Zugriff
- 17.2. DATA Kein Zugriff
- INTERVIEW ANSWERS AS EXPLANATORY MODELS Kein Zugriff
- THREE DATA SETS AND TWO PHASES OF ANALYSIS Kein Zugriff
- PHASE I: ANALYSIS OF THE EXPLANATORY MODELS Kein Zugriff
- PHASE II: ANALYSIS OF THE COMBINATIONS, DISTRIBUTION AND HISTORICITY OF THE EXPLANATORY MODELS Kein Zugriff
- PHASE III: ANALYSIS OF THE EXTERNALIZATION OF THE DUTIES EM IN THE INTERVIEWS Kein Zugriff
- 1. THE DUTIES EM Kein Zugriff
- 2. THE DUTIES AND BEING WITH THE RESIDENTS EM Kein Zugriff
- 3. THE RESIDENTS’ SITUATION EM Kein Zugriff
- 4. RESIDENTS’ SAFETY EM Kein Zugriff
- 5. RESIDENTS’ PLACEMENT EM Kein Zugriff
- COMBINATIONS OF EXPLANATORY MODELS OF TIREDNESS AND EXHAUSTION IN THE INTERVIEWS Kein Zugriff
- EXPLANATORY MODELS OF TIREDNESS AND EXHAUSTION AND HISTORICAL IDEAL TYPES OF ELDERLY CARE Kein Zugriff
- INTERVIEW ACCOUNTS EXCLUDED FROM THE EXPLANATORY MODEL ANALYSIS Kein Zugriff
- SUMMARY OF THE MAIN FINDINGS OF EXPLANATORY MODELS CONCERNING TIREDNESS AND EXHAUSTION AT WORK Kein Zugriff
- INTERVIEW PASSAGES THAT QUESTION THE DUTIES EM Kein Zugriff
- EXAMPLES OF THE DEGREE OF EXTERNALIZATION OF THE DUTIES EM IN THE INTERVIEWS Kein Zugriff
- NON-REFLECTIVE, NOT QUESTIONING, ACTIVE INTERVIEWER Kein Zugriff
- REFLECTIVE, NOT QUESTIONING Kein Zugriff
- REFLECTIVE, DEAD END, NOT QUESTIONING Kein Zugriff
- BECOMES REFLECTIVE, CAUTIOUSLY QUESTIONS, ANALYSES THE PRACTICE Kein Zugriff
- REFLECTS, QUESTIONS, REJECTS, ENDS UP IN A CONTRADICTORY SITUATION Kein Zugriff
- REFLECTS, QUESTIONS, REJECT, PRESENTS AN INDIVIDUAL SOLUTION AND ANALYZES HISTORICALLY Kein Zugriff
- A CASE OF BECOMING CONSCIOUS OF THE PERFORMING OF THE DUTIES AS A MOTIVE DURING THE INTERVIEW Kein Zugriff
- SUMMARY OF THE MAIN FINDINGS CONCERNING THE EXTERNALIZATION OF THE DUTIES EM Kein Zugriff
- 1. THE DUTIES EM Kein Zugriff
- 2. NICE ELDERLY EM Kein Zugriff
- 3. SATISFIED RESIDENTS EM Kein Zugriff
- 4. REHABILITATING PERSON EM Kein Zugriff
- 5. CLIENT IN THE SYSTEM OF SERVICES EM Kein Zugriff
- 6. WORK COMMUNITY EM Kein Zugriff
- 7. WAGES AND A JOB EM Kein Zugriff
- 8. OWN SELF EM Kein Zugriff
- 9. OUTSIDE WORK EM Kein Zugriff
- COMBINATIONS OF EXPLANATORY MODELS OF STRENGTH, JOY AND INTEREST AT WORK IN SINGLE INTERVIEWS Kein Zugriff
- DISTRIBUTION OF THE EXPLANATORY MODELS OF STRENGTH, JOY AND INTEREST AT WORK ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE GROUPS Kein Zugriff
- EXPLANATORY MODELS OF STRENGTH, JOY AND INTEREST AT WORK AND HISTORICAL IDEAL TYPES OF ELDERLY CARE Kein Zugriff
- SUMMARY OF THE MAIN FINDINGS CONCERNING EXPLANATORY MODELS OF STRENGTH, JOY AND INTEREST AT WORK Kein Zugriff
- A VARIETY OF EMOTIONALLY SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS AND MOTIVES IN NURSING HOME WORK Kein Zugriff
- THE VARIETY OF THE EMOTIONALLY SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS AT PRESENT REPRESENTS DIFFERENT HISTORICAL LAYERS OF ACTIVITY Kein Zugriff
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMOTIONALLY SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS, MOTIVES AND OBJECT-DEPENDENT WELL-BEING Kein Zugriff
- WORKING CONDITIONS AND TIREDNESS/EXHAUSTION IN THE INTERVIEWS Kein Zugriff
- METHODOLOGICAL LESSONS Kein Zugriff
- 17.8. EVALUATION OF THE RESEARCH Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- ABSTRACT Kein Zugriff
- 18.1 LEARNING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING AT THE GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL: A CALL FOR A TRANSFORMATION PERSPECTIVE Kein Zugriff
- 18.2 THE DEVELOPMENTAL WORK RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND THE LABORATORY METHOD OF EXPANSIVE LEARNING Kein Zugriff
- 18.3 THE CONCEPT OF AN ACTIVITY SYSTEM AS A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING JOINT ACTIVITY Kein Zugriff
- 18.4 THE CYCLE OF EXPANSIVE LEARNING AS A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS OF AN ACTIVITY Kein Zugriff
- THE COMPETENCE-LABORATORY PROJECT IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (TC) Kein Zugriff
- THE HOME-ISDN TEAM Kein Zugriff
- THE CYCLE OF EXPANSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOME-ISDN TEAM’S ACTIVITY SYSTEM Kein Zugriff
- 18.6 INTERPRETING THE PROBLEMS AS SYMPTOMS OF PRODUCING VERSUS LEARNING CONTRADICTION IN THE ACTIVITY SYSTEM Kein Zugriff
- DISCUSSION: SUCCESSIVE PHASES OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF A BUSINESS ACTIVITY REQUIRE DIFFERENT FORMS OF LEARNING Kein Zugriff
- REFERENCES Kein Zugriff
- AUTHORS Kein Zugriff Seiten 625 - 634
- INDEX Kein Zugriff Seiten 635 - 648




