Activity theory is interesting on the topic of schooling. Although not directly relevant to my study, which will only cover Higher Education, some of the principles must surely apply to all learning, regardless of whether it happens in an educational environment or at work. Here’s a quick review of interesting…
More thoughts on context
This week I’ve been reviewing my research proposal after more helpful comments from colleagues here, and thinking more about the justification for using CHAT and expansive learning theory as the chosen theoretical underpinnings. The revised proposal is on the proposal page – please visit if you haven’t so far and…
Why Cultural-Historical Activity Theory?
CHAT is a complex theory, deeply routed in the tradition of Vygostkian psychology, developed through a belief in the human construction of knowledge. So why use something so complex to describe learning? My answer would be because context is everything, and for me CHAT starts and ends with context. The culture, the…
Entering the CHAT-universe
Hello. This will be a Coventry University domain built by myself, Alison Rowland, to track my adventures looking at Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), Developmental Work Research (DWR) and Engeström’s expansive learning theory. I may be shortly embarking on a PhD looking at the application of expansive learning theory to the…
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